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 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 density was 55.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bécancour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 345 |
| Number of families | 345 |
| Number of females | 999 |
| Number of males | 1,018 |
| Number of married females | 319 |
| Number of married males | 319 |
| Number of married persons | 638 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP F | 999 |
| POP M | 1,018 |
| POP TOT | 2,017 |
| Total population | 2,017 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 621 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 668 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,289 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,016 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 339 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 8 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 329 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 117 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 222 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 314 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 128 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,349 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,525 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,656 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,448 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,087 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,612 |
| Acres of oats | 2,384 |
| Acres of potatoes | 174 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 461 |
| BAR AC | 128 |
| BAR BU | 2,117 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,117 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,578 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,999 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,324 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,680 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,748 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,131 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 630 |
| BWT BU | 5,578 |
| CRN BU | 3,999 |
| HAY AC | 6,448 |
| HAY TONS | 7,029 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 168 |
| Number of chickens | 6,067 |
| Number of ducks | 112 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 284 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 98 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 61 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 401 |
| Number of milk cows | 884 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 309 |
| Number of other cattle | 607 |
| Number of oxen | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 110 |
| Number of sheep | 1,693 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 598 |
| Number of swine | 876 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 587 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 2,384 |
| OAT BU | 29,324 |
| PEA BU | 1,680 |
| POT AC | 174 |
| POT BU | 15,748 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,146 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 77 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 80,237 |
| RYE BU | 319 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,029 |
| WHT AC | 461 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,131 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 74 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BEN BU | 143 |
| BUTTER LB | 80,237 |
| CATTLE KS | 168 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 621 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 668 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,289 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,146 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 61 |
| DUCKS | 112 |
| FAMILIES | 345 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 77 |
| FRN CA | 2,016 |
| GEESE | 98 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,067 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 401 |
| HOUSES | 339 |
| HOUSES B | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 314 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 222 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 329 |
| INF 11 A | 110 |
| MD FEM | 319 |
| MD MALE | 319 |
| MD TOT | 638 |
| MILK COWS | 884 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 284 |
| OC TOT | 309 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 607 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,693 |
| SHEEP KS | 598 |
| SUP AM | 14,087 |
| SUP FOR | 9,525 |
| SUP JV | 82 |
| SUP PAT | 3,349 |
| SUP SC | 10,656 |
| SUP TOT | 23,612 |
| SWINE | 876 |
| SWINE KS | 587 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 339 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 630 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
| WORKING OX | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175001— 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 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/.