Berthier, Quebec (1881 census)
Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,222. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.089°N, 73.215°W.
Population
In 1881, Berthier had a population of 2,222: 1,070 male and 1,152 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,222 |
| 1891 | 1,827 |
| 1901 | 1,863 |
| 1911 | 1,814 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Berthier, 1871 (89.3% share).
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 2,222 total population, 1,152 females, 1,070 males, 737 married persons, 444 families, 370 married males, 367 married females, 77 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,408 single persons under 18, 740 single females under 18, 668 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 309 inhabited houses, 309 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 56,319 bushels of potatoes, 54,763 bushels of oats, 21,666 bushels of peas and beans, 13,432 bushels of buckwheat, 6,888 tons of hay, 3,852 acres of hay crops, 2,604 bushels of other root crops, 2,184 bushels of corn, 1,949 bushels of barley, 1,665 bushels of spring wheat, 328 acres of potatoes, 256 bushels of turnips, 218 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 184 acres of wheat, 130 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,221 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:
QC086003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC147001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139046
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthierville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthierville
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-qc086003-1881/.