Berthier, Quebec (1911 census)
Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.918°N, 70.723°W.
Population
In 1911, Berthier had a population of 928: 474 male and 454 female residents. Population density was 88.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,080 |
| POP F | 454 |
| POP M | 474 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 84.07 |
| POP TOT | 928 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 7,065 |
| AREA SQ MI | 11.04 |
| DWELLINGS | 180 |
| F MARRIED | 156 |
| F SINGLE | 270 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FRENCH | 926 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 157 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 293 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 927 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177002— 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 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-qc177002-1911/.