Bécancour, Quebec (1891 census)
Bécancour was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,017. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.332°N, 72.389°W.
Population
In 1891, Bécancour had a population of 2,017: 1,018 male and 999 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Bécancour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,017 total population, 1,018 males, 999 females, 638 married persons, 345 families, 319 married females, 319 married males, 90 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,289 single persons under 18, 668 single males under 18, 621 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,016 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 339 houses, 339 occupied houses, 329 houses built of wood, 314 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 222 houses of 2 stories, 117 houses of 1 story, 17 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 1 room, 8 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 80,237 pounds of homemade butter, 29,324 bushels of oats, 23,612 acres of land in farms, 15,748 bushels of potatoes, 14,087 acres of improved land in farms, 10,656 acres of farmland under crops, 9,525 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,029 tons of hay, 6,448 acres of hay crops, 6,146 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,067 chickens, 5,578 bushels of buckwheat, 4,131 bushels of spring wheat, 3,999 bushels of corn, 3,349 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,384 acres of oats, 2,117 bushels of barley, 1,693 sheep, 1,680 bushels of peas, 884 milk cows, 876 swine, 630 bushels of turnips, 607 other cattle, 598 sheep slaughtered or sold, 587 swine slaughtered or sold, 461 acres of wheat, 401 horses aged over 3 years, 319 bushels of rye, 309 occupants of farms, 284 farm occupants who own their land, 174 acres of potatoes, 168 cattle killed or sold, 143 bushels of beans, 128 acres of barley, 112 ducks, 110 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 98 geese, 82 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 77 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 74 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 64 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 61 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 oxen, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/b-cancour-qc175001-1891/.