Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,179. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.345°N, 72.535°W.
Population
In 1871, Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,179: 549 male and 630 female residents. Population density was 8292.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,179 |
| 1881 | 1,268 |
| 1891 | 1,107 |
| 1901 | 1,513 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ste. Ursule Ward, 1861 (80.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 213 |
| Number of females | 630 |
| Number of males | 549 |
| Number of married females | 166 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of married persons | 327 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,179 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 804 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 140 |
| Number of occupied houses | 140 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 120 |
| BWT BU | 657 |
| CRN BU | 46 |
| HAY AC | 761 |
| HAY TONS | 772 |
| OAT BU | 8,319 |
| PEA BU | 449 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 7,532 |
| WHT SP BU | 78 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 173 |
| CD | 131 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 213 |
| FEMALE | 630 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 140 |
| INHABITED | 140 |
| MALE | 549 |
| MARRIED F | 166 |
| MARRIED M | 161 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 327 |
| POPULATION | 1,179 |
| ROOT BU | 45 |
| SINGLE F | 428 |
| SINGLE M | 376 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 804 |
| TUR BU | 113 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC131003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC198005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-ste-ursule-ward-quartier-qc131003-1871/.