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 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 |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,408 |
| 1861 | 3,668 |
| 1871 | 2,629 |
| 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 404 |
| Number of families | 404 |
| Number of females | 1,151 |
| Number of males | 1,174 |
| Number of married females | 341 |
| Number of married males | 342 |
| Number of married persons | 683 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 121 |
| POP TOT | 2,325 |
| Total population | 2,325 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 729 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 792 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,521 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 332 |
| Number of occupied houses | 332 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,992 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of wheat | 485 |
| BAR BU | 674 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 674 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,464 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 861 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,729 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,204 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,601 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,558 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 439 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,290 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 6,464 |
| CRN BU | 861 |
| HAY AC | 3,992 |
| HAY TONS | 6,297 |
| OAT BU | 31,729 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,601 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 11,558 |
| RYE BU | 439 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,297 |
| WHT AC | 485 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,290 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 729 |
| C UNMD M | 792 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,521 |
| D OCC | 332 |
| FEMALE | 1,151 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 332 |
| H UNINH | 49 |
| MALE | 1,174 |
| MD F | 341 |
| MD M | 342 |
| MD TOT | 683 |
| NUMBER CD | 51 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,204 |
| TUR BU | 124 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 40 |
| WID TOT | 121 |
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: 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 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/.