Berthier, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Berthier, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,156. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.084°N, 73.175°W.
Population
In 1881, Berthier, Town—Ville had a population of 2,156: 1,039 male and 1,117 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,433 |
| 1881 | 2,156 |
| 1891 | 1,537 |
| 1901 | 1,364 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Berthier, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,156 total population, 1,117 females, 1,039 males, 757 married persons, 491 families, 379 married males, 378 married females, 89 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,310 single persons under 18, 677 single females under 18, 633 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 306 inhabited houses, 306 occupied houses, 7 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,676 bushels of potatoes, 2,028 bushels of oats, 1,126 bushels of buckwheat, 944 bushels of corn, 673 bushels of other root crops, 649 tons of hay, 345 acres of hay crops, 166 bushels of peas and beans, 77 bushels of barley, 73 bushels of turnips, 54 bushels of spring wheat, 25 acres of potatoes, 22 bushels of winter wheat, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,156 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC086004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142002_1871— 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 1881 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/berthier-town-ville-qc086004-1881/.