Bécancour, Quebec (1881 census)
Bécancour was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,325. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.332°N, 72.389°W.
Population
In 1881, Bécancour had a population of 2,325: 1,174 male and 1,151 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,325 |
| 1891 | 2,017 |
| 1901 | 1,992 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Bécancour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,325 total population, 1,174 males, 1,151 females, 683 married persons, 404 families, 342 married males, 341 married females, 121 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 40 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,521 single persons under 18, 792 single males under 18, 729 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 332 inhabited houses, 332 occupied houses, 49 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 31,729 bushels of oats, 11,558 bushels of potatoes, 6,464 bushels of buckwheat, 6,297 tons of hay, 3,992 acres of hay crops, 3,290 bushels of spring wheat, 2,601 bushels of peas and beans, 1,204 bushels of other root crops, 861 bushels of corn, 674 bushels of barley, 485 acres of wheat, 439 bushels of rye, 163 acres of potatoes, 124 bushels of turnips, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,326 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875509
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9cancour,_Quebec_(community)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9cancour_(village)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Bécancour, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/b-cancour-qc051003-1881/.