Bécancour, Quebec (1851 census)
Bécancour was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,408. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.331°N, 72.411°W.
Population
In 1851, Bécancour had a population of 3,408: 1,672 male and 1,736 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,408 |
| 1861 | 3,668 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Bécancour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 207 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,408 total population, 1,736 females, 1,672 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,630, Male members of the family who are present: 1,578, 1,176 single females, 1,127 single males, 506 married males, 501 married females, 457 families, Male members of the family who are present: 256, 221 males attending school, 191 females attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 111, Females present who are not members of the family: 106, Males present who are not members of the family: 94, 68 male births, 61 female births, 39 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 5 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 269 males aged 5 to 10, 222 females aged 5 to 10, 221 single females aged 15 to 20, 204 single females aged 10 to 15, 191 single males aged 10 to 15, 185 single males aged 15 to 20, 183 single females aged 20 to 30, 157 single males aged 20 to 30, 134 married males aged 30 to 40, 128 married females aged 20 to 30, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 122 married males aged 40 to 50, 111 married females aged 40 to 50, 89 married males aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 50 to 60, 79 married females aged 50 to 60, 70 males aged 1 to 2, 69 females aged 2 to 3, 63 males aged 2 to 3, 61 females aged 4 to 5, 60 males aged 4 to 5, 59 males under age 1, 58 females under age 1, 55 females aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 51 married males aged 60 to 70, 49 females age 3 to 4, 37 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 females of unknown age, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,361 French Canadians, 29 female negroes or coloured persons, 28 male negroes or coloured persons, 21 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 8 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 824,260 tons of hay, 43,190 acres of land in farms, 41,274 bushels of oats, 38,537 pounds of maple sugar, 31,715 pounds of homemade butter, 30,044 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,002 pounds of flax or hemp, 13,225 bushels of wheat, 13,146 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,096 bushels of potatoes, 8,506 acres of farmland under crops, 7,909 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,552 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,669 bushels of buckwheat, 3,609 sheep, 2,222 acres of oats, 2,155 bushels of barley, 2,095 pounds of tobacco, 2,093 bushels of peas, 2,015 milk cows, 1,581 acres of wheat, 1,302 bushels of rye, 1,015 bushels of corn, 939 barrels of pork, 860 swine, 680 horses, 596 calves and heifers, 415 occupants of farms, 408 acres of buckwheat, 310 acres of peas, 309 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 237 bulls, oxen, or steers, 216 acres of potatoes, 189 barrels of beef, 157 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 156 acres of barley, 131 acres of rye, 88 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 86 bushels of turnips, 81 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 72 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 71 acres of corn, 71 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 33 bushels of carrots, 27 pounds of hops, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 bushels of beans, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 10,877 yards of linen, 4,566 yards of flannel, 4,101 yards of fulled cloth, $2,040 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $1,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $400 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 7 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 employees in distilleries, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in breweries, employees in carding and fulling mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. $1 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 44 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas-Tolentin Hébert | 1810–1888 | born here |
| Luc Desilets | 1831–1888 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038001— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/b-cancour-qc066004-1851/.