Bécancour, Quebec (1871 census)
Bécancour was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,629. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.332°N, 72.389°W.
Population
In 1871, Bécancour had a population of 2,629: 1,318 male and 1,311 female residents. Population density was 72.1 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1911 | 1,167 |
| 1921 | 1,095 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bécancour, 1861 (76.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bécancour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 475 |
| Number of females | 1,311 |
| Number of males | 1,318 |
| Number of married females | 372 |
| Number of married males | 376 |
| Number of married persons | 748 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| Total population | 2,629 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 880 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 904 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,784 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 360 |
| Number of occupied houses | 360 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 694 |
| BWT BU | 4,749 |
| CRN BU | 1,043 |
| HAY AC | 3,056 |
| HAY TONS | 3,168 |
| OAT BU | 37,117 |
| PEA BU | 2,481 |
| POT AC | 167 |
| POT BU | 18,813 |
| RYE BU | 1,173 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,080 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,005 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 630 |
| AREA | 17,080 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 137 |
| CD | 135 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 475 |
| FEMALE | 1,311 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 360 |
| INHABITED | 360 |
| MALE | 1,318 |
| MARRIED F | 372 |
| MARRIED M | 376 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 748 |
| POPULATION | 2,629 |
| ROOT BU | 1,063 |
| SINGLE F | 880 |
| SINGLE M | 904 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,784 |
| TUR BU | 39 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 59 |
| WIDOWED M | 38 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/b-cancour-qc135005-1871/.