Berthier, Quebec (1861 census)

Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,581. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464281. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.088°N, 73.209°W.

Population

In 1861, Berthier had a population of 2,581: 1,341 male and 1,240 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Berthier shared boundaries with:

• Berthier, Town—Ville
• Isle du Pads
• Lanoraie
• St. Cuthbert
• St. Norbert
• St. Thomas
• Ste. Elizabeth

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,581 total population, 1,341 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,252, 1,240 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,190, 877 single males, 814 single females, 433 married males, 385 married females, 286 adult males unable to read or write, 266 adult females unable to read or write, 174 females attending school, 171 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 89, 59 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 50, 41 widowed females, 37 female births, 31 widowed males, 5 lunatic males, 3 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 165 single males aged 10 to 15, 159 single females aged 15 to 20, 155 single females aged 10 to 15, 150 females aged 5 to 10, 150 single males aged 15 to 20, 149 males aged 5 to 10, 140 single males aged 20 to 30, 124 married males aged 30 to 40, 118 single females aged 20 to 30, 103 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 90 married males aged 40 to 50, 82 married females aged 40 to 50, 75 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 54 females aged 2 to 3, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 38 females age 3 to 4, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 31 single males aged 30 to 40, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 90 to 100, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,563 French Canadians, 8 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,229,760 value farms (dollars), 126,948 bushels of oats, $84,674 value all livestock, $43,865 value farm implements in dollars, 40,384 pounds of homemade butter, $39,037 value horses aged over 3 years, 38,844 pounds of maple sugar, 36,821 bushels of potatoes, 29,636 acres of land in farms, 23,241 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,771 acres of farmland under crops, 7,986 pounds of wool produced on farms, $7,947 value garden and orchard crops, 6,852 bushels of peas, 6,395 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,282 pounds of flax or hemp, 6,268 acres of oats, 5,804 bushels of buckwheat, 5,351 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,091 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4,172 tons of hay, 2,859 sheep, 2,570 bushels of barley, 2,296 bushels of spring wheat, 2,199 bushels of rye, 1,335 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,114 milk cows, 989 swine, 977 calves and heifers, 960 bushels of corn, 698 horses aged over 3 years, 591 acres of peas, 472 bushels of carrots, 467 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 359 acres of buckwheat, 333 acres of rye, 293 occupants of farms, 284 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 275 acres of potatoes, 253 horses aged 3 years and under, 250 bushels of turnips, 200 acres of spring wheat, 170 acres of barley, 140 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 119 acres of farmland in gardens, 82 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 80 acres of corn, 68 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 64 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 50 barrels of beef, 47 acres of mangel wurtzel, 41 barrels of pork, 39 bushels of beans, 37 bushels of winter wheat, 37 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 pounds of hops, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of winter wheat, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $18,672 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,685 yards of linen, 4,659 yards of flannel, 2,898 yards of fulled cloth, 724 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC008001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC043001_1881 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q3464281
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Berthier
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Berthier

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Berthier, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/berthier-qc008001-1861/.