Berthier, Quebec (1871 census)
Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,245. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.088°N, 73.209°W.
Population
In 1871, Berthier had a population of 2,245: 1,100 male and 1,145 female residents. Population density was 71.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,062 |
| 1861 | 2,581 |
| 1871 | 2,245 |
| 1881 | 2,222 |
| 1891 | 1,827 |
| 1901 | 1,863 |
| 1911 | 1,814 |
| 1921 | 1,472 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Berthier, 1881 (89.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 388 |
| Number of females | 1,145 |
| Number of males | 1,100 |
| Number of married females | 357 |
| Number of married males | 358 |
| Number of married persons | 715 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| Total population | 2,245 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 739 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 714 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,453 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 358 |
| Number of occupied houses | 358 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,670 |
| BWT BU | 12,931 |
| CRN BU | 2,591 |
| HAY AC | 2,334 |
| HAY TONS | 6,321 |
| OAT BU | 78,185 |
| PEA BU | 13,128 |
| POT AC | 348 |
| POT BU | 52,222 |
| RYE BU | 1,111 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,107 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,458 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 595 |
| AREA | 15,107 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 520 |
| CD | 103 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 388 |
| FEMALE | 1,145 |
| GRA BU | 676 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 358 |
| INHABITED | 358 |
| MALE | 1,100 |
| MARRIED F | 357 |
| MARRIED M | 358 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 715 |
| POPULATION | 2,245 |
| ROOT BU | 9,123 |
| SINGLE F | 739 |
| SINGLE M | 714 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,453 |
| TUR BU | 593 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC103003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/berthier-qc103003-1871/.