Berthier, Quebec (1881 census)
Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,352. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2899316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.918°N, 70.723°W.
Population
In 1881, Berthier had a population of 1,352: 708 male and 644 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,221 |
| 1871 | 1,411 |
| 1881 | 1,352 |
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, Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,352 total population, 708 males, 644 females, 363 married persons, 240 families, 182 married males, 181 married females, 74 widowed persons, 51 widowed males, 23 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 915 single persons under 18, 475 single males under 18, 440 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 194 inhabited houses, 194 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,001 bushels of potatoes, 14,208 bushels of oats, 1,638 bushels of spring wheat, 1,485 bushels of turnips, 1,166 tons of hay, 1,062 bushels of other root crops, 892 bushels of barley, 840 acres of hay crops, 369 bushels of rye, 177 acres of potatoes, 173 bushels of peas and beans, 147 acres of wheat, 36 bushels of corn, 3 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paul-Eugène Roy | 1859–1926 | born here |
| Jean-Baptiste Carbonneau | 1864–1936 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,353 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:
QC044005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2899316
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthier-sur-Mer
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthier-sur-Mer
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). "Berthier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/berthier-qc044005-1881/.