Victoriaville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Victoriaville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,425. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.047°N, 71.983°W.
Population
In 1871, Victoriaville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,425: 718 male and 707 female residents. Population density was 82.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,425 |
| 1881 | 1,474 |
| 1891 | 1,300 |
| 1901 | 1,693 |
| 1911 | 3,028 |
| 1921 | 3,759 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Victoriaville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 232 |
| Number of females | 707 |
| Number of males | 718 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 207 |
| Number of married persons | 418 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| Total population | 1,425 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 481 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 982 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 195 |
| Number of occupied houses | 199 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 216 |
| BWT BU | 981 |
| CRN BU | 271 |
| HAY AC | 725 |
| HAY TONS | 492 |
| OAT BU | 8,434 |
| PEA BU | 797 |
| POT AC | 200 |
| POT BU | 13,672 |
| RYE BU | 417 |
| Total area (acres) | 10,080 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,613 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 216 |
| AREA | 10,080 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| CD | 137 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| FEMALE | 707 |
| GRA BU | 468 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 199 |
| INHABITED | 195 |
| MALE | 718 |
| MARRIED F | 211 |
| MARRIED M | 207 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 418 |
| POPULATION | 1,425 |
| ROOT BU | 167 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 481 |
| SINGLE M | 501 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 982 |
| TUR BU | 571 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038021— 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). "Victoriaville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/victoriaville-town-ville-qc137005-1871/.