Berthier, Quebec (1851–1921)
Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3464281, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 4,062 in 1851 to 1,472 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Berthier, Town—Ville in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,062 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,581 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,245 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,222 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,827 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,863 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,814 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,472 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Édouard Faribault | 1773–1859 | born here |
| Ross Cuthbert | 1776–1861 | died here |
| Louis-Marie-Raphaël Barbier | 1792–1852 | died here |
| Abraham Joseph | 1815–1886 | born here |
| Jacques Grenier | 1823–1909 | born here |
| Joseph Alfred Mousseau | 1838–1886 | born here |
| Gualbert Gervais | 1844–1888 | born here |
| Alphonse Lavallée-Smith | 1873–1912 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043001_1881— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.