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 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 density was 4921.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,581 |
| 1871 | 1,433 |
| 1881 | 2,156 |
| 1891 | 1,537 |
| 1901 | 1,364 |
| 1911 | 1,335 |
| 1921 | 2,193 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 491 |
| Number of families | 491 |
| Number of females | 1,117 |
| Number of males | 1,039 |
| Number of married females | 378 |
| Number of married males | 379 |
| Number of married persons | 757 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP TOT | 2,156 |
| Total population | 2,156 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 677 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 633 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,310 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 306 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 345 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR BU | 77 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,126 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 944 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,028 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 673 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,676 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 1,126 |
| CRN BU | 944 |
| HAY AC | 345 |
| HAY TONS | 649 |
| OAT BU | 2,028 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 166 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 5,676 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 649 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 54 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 677 |
| C UNMD M | 633 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,310 |
| D OCC | 306 |
| FEMALE | 1,117 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 306 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 1,039 |
| MD F | 378 |
| MD M | 379 |
| MD TOT | 757 |
| NUMBER CD | 86 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 673 |
| TUR BU | 73 |
| WID F | 62 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC086004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043015— 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 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/.