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 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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,179 total population, 630 females, 549 males, 327 married persons, 213 families, 166 married females, 161 married males, 48 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 804 single persons under 18, 428 single females under 18, 376 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 140 inhabited houses, 140 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.