Bersimis, Quebec (1901 census)
Bersimis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 501. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.955°N, 68.821°W.
Population
In 1901, Bersimis had a population of 501: 253 male and 248 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bersimis, 1911 (40.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Bersimis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 501 total population, 253 males, 248 females, 147 single males, 140 single females, 115 families, 97 married females, 97 married males, 11 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 114 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 57,037 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149040— 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 1901 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). "Bersimis, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bersimis-qc149040-1901/.