Berthier, Quebec (1891 census)
Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.089°N, 73.215°W.
Population
In 1891, Berthier had a population of 1,827: 898 male and 929 female residents. Population density was 65.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 305 |
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 929 |
| Number of males | 898 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 291 |
| Number of married persons | 579 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP F | 929 |
| POP M | 898 |
| POP TOT | 1,827 |
| Total population | 1,827 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 596 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 587 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,183 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,816 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 303 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 283 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 200 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 101 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 150 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 303 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 189 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,966 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,777 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,841 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,099 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,869 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,646 |
| Acres of oats | 3,456 |
| Acres of potatoes | 457 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 188 |
| BAR AC | 189 |
| BAR BU | 2,686 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,686 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 809 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,393 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,336 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,654 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,651 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,637 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,650 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,578 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 48 |
| BWT BU | 10,393 |
| CRN BU | 5,336 |
| HAY AC | 5,099 |
| HAY TONS | 6,647 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 206 |
| Number of chickens | 8,685 |
| Number of ducks | 339 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 284 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 672 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 177 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 582 |
| Number of milk cows | 956 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 286 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,039 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 92 |
| Number of sheep | 1,910 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 584 |
| Number of swine | 1,912 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 781 |
| Number of turkeys | 707 |
| OAT AC | 3,456 |
| OAT BU | 34,654 |
| PEA BU | 5,651 |
| POT AC | 457 |
| POT BU | 49,637 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,805 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 102 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,216 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,647 |
| WHT AC | 188 |
| WHT FALL BU | 48 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,650 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 809 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,216 |
| CATTLE KS | 206 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 596 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 587 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,183 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,805 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 177 |
| DUCKS | 339 |
| FAMILIES | 305 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 102 |
| FRN CA | 1,816 |
| GEESE | 672 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,685 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 582 |
| HOUSES | 303 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 200 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 150 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 283 |
| INF 11 A | 92 |
| MD FEM | 288 |
| MD MALE | 291 |
| MD TOT | 579 |
| MILK COWS | 956 |
| NAME CD | Berthier |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 284 |
| OC TOT | 286 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,039 |
| OTHERS | 11 |
| SHEEP | 1,910 |
| SHEEP KS | 584 |
| SUP AM | 18,869 |
| SUP FOR | 4,777 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 3,966 |
| SUP SC | 14,841 |
| SUP TOT | 23,646 |
| SWINE | 1,912 |
| SWINE KS | 781 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 303 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 2,578 |
| TURKEY | 707 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/berthier-qc142001-1891/.