Berthier, Quebec (1911 census)
Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,814. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.089°N, 73.215°W.
Population
In 1911, Berthier had a population of 1,814: 893 male and 921 female residents. Population density was 61.0 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 19,047 area in acres, 1,814 total population, 921 females in the population, 893 males in the population, 604 single (never-married) females, 587 single (never-married) males, 309 families, 282 married males, 277 married females, 60.95 population per square mile, 40 widowed females, 29.76 area in square miles, 23 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,863 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,808 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,813 Roman Catholics, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 277 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/berthier-qc147001-1911/.