Victoriaville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Victoriaville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.052°N, 71.954°W.
Population
In 1891, Victoriaville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,300: 644 male and 656 female residents. Population density was 1045.0 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).
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 was contained in Victoriaville, Town—Ville, 1881 (7.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Victoriaville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 227 |
| Number of families | 227 |
| Number of females | 656 |
| Number of males | 644 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 656 |
| POP M | 644 |
| POP TOT | 1,300 |
| Total population | 1,300 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 447 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 880 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,268 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 32 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 217 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 199 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 191 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 389 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 518 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 442 |
| Acres of hay crops | 307 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 932 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,450 |
| Acres of oats | 141 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 55 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,085 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,185 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 50 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 307 |
| HAY TONS | 225 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 9 |
| Number of chickens | 827 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 99 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 100 |
| Number of milk cows | 125 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 219 |
| Number of other cattle | 4 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 204 |
| Number of sheep | 59 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 12 |
| Number of swine | 182 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 14 |
| OAT AC | 141 |
| OAT BU | 2,085 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 7,185 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 168 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 36 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,365 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 225 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 125 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,365 |
| CATTLE KS | 9 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 447 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 433 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 880 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 168 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 227 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 36 |
| FRN CA | 1,268 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 827 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 100 |
| HOUSES | 217 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 191 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 199 |
| INF 11 A | 204 |
| MD FEM | 193 |
| MD MALE | 193 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| MILK COWS | 125 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 99 |
| OC P | 119 |
| OC TOT | 219 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4 |
| OTHERS | 32 |
| SHEEP | 59 |
| SHEEP KS | 12 |
| SUP AM | 932 |
| SUP FOR | 518 |
| SUP JV | 101 |
| SUP PAT | 389 |
| SUP SC | 442 |
| SUP TOT | 1,450 |
| SWINE | 182 |
| SWINE KS | 14 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 217 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153030— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/victoriaville-town-ville-qc153030-1891/.