Berthier, Quebec (1921 census)
Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,472. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464281. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.089°N, 73.215°W.
Population
In 1921, Berthier had a population of 1,472: 741 male and 731 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,062 |
| 1861 | 2,581 |
| 1871 | 2,245 |
| 1881 | 2,222 |
| 1891 | 1,827 |
| 1901 | 1,863 |
| 1911 | 1,814 |
| 1921 | 1,472 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,472 total population, 741 males in the population, 735 males born in Canada, 731 females in the population, 727 females born in Canada, 5 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,466 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,472 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043001— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/berthier-qc043001-1921/.