Berthier, Quebec (1871 census)
Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,411. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.918°N, 70.723°W.
Population
In 1871, Berthier had a population of 1,411: 711 male and 700 female residents. Population density was 134.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,109 |
| 1861 | 1,221 |
| 1871 | 1,411 |
| 1881 | 1,352 |
| 1891 | 1,152 |
| 1901 | 1,080 |
| 1911 | 928 |
| 1921 | 961 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 281 |
| Number of females | 700 |
| Number of males | 711 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 202 |
| Number of married persons | 407 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| Total population | 1,411 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 448 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 940 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 205 |
| Number of occupied houses | 205 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 669 |
| BWT BU | 131 |
| CRN BU | 66 |
| HAY AC | 843 |
| HAY TONS | 1,179 |
| OAT BU | 15,255 |
| PEA BU | 165 |
| POT AC | 189 |
| POT BU | 23,489 |
| RYE BU | 775 |
| Total area (acres) | 5,920 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,207 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 179 |
| AREA | 5,920 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| CD | 163 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 281 |
| FEMALE | 700 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 205 |
| INHABITED | 205 |
| MALE | 711 |
| MARRIED F | 205 |
| MARRIED M | 202 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 407 |
| POPULATION | 1,411 |
| ROOT BU | 398 |
| SINGLE F | 448 |
| SINGLE M | 492 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 940 |
| TUR BU | 793 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074003— 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-qc163001-1871/.