Beloeil, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)
Beloeil, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,732. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138841. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.597°N, 73.242°W.
Population
In 1881, Beloeil, T-V had a population of 1,732: 880 male and 852 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,960 |
| 1871 | 1,719 |
| 1881 | 1,732 |
| 1891 | 1,805 |
| 1901 | 1,661 |
| 1921 | 1,418 |
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, Beloeil, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,732 total population, 880 males, 852 females, 545 married persons, 329 families, 274 married males, 271 married females, 69 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,118 single persons under 18, 573 single males under 18, 545 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 275 inhabited houses, 275 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 55,667 bushels of oats, 26,967 bushels of barley, 19,953 bushels of peas and beans, 12,847 bushels of potatoes, 6,125 bushels of other root crops, 4,741 tons of hay, 3,569 acres of hay crops, 3,178 bushels of spring wheat, 2,229 bushels of corn, 895 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 660 bushels of buckwheat, 526 acres of wheat, 135 acres of potatoes, 95 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Philippe Brodeur | 1862–1924 | born here, buried here |
| Béatrice La Palme | 1878–1921 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,732 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098009_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138841
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloeil,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel%C5%93il_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Beloeil, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beloeil-t-v-qc066007-1881/.