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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q139046. 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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,827 total population, 929 females, 898 males, 579 married persons, 305 families, 291 married males, 288 married females, 65 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,183 single persons under 18, 596 single females under 18, 587 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,816 French Canadians, 11 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 303 houses, 303 occupied houses, 283 houses built of wood, 200 houses of 1 story, 150 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 101 houses of 2 stories, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses built of brick, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 54,216 pounds of homemade butter, 49,637 bushels of potatoes, 34,654 bushels of oats, 23,646 acres of land in farms, 18,869 acres of improved land in farms, 14,841 acres of farmland under crops, 10,393 bushels of buckwheat, 8,685 chickens, 6,647 tons of hay, 5,651 bushels of peas, 5,500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,336 bushels of corn, 5,099 acres of hay crops, 4,805 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,777 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,966 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,456 acres of oats, 2,686 bushels of barley, 2,578 bushels of turnips, 1,912 swine, 1,910 sheep, 1,650 bushels of spring wheat, 1,039 other cattle, 956 milk cows, 809 bushels of beans, 781 swine slaughtered or sold, 707 turkeys, 672 geese, 584 sheep slaughtered or sold, 582 horses aged over 3 years, 457 acres of potatoes, 339 ducks, 286 occupants of farms, 284 farm occupants who own their land, 206 cattle killed or sold, 189 acres of barley, 188 acres of wheat, 177 horses aged 3 years and under, 102 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 92 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 68 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 62 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 bushels of winter wheat, 40 bushels of rye, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 acres of turnips, 22 other fowl, 6 oxen, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142001— 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 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/.