Berthier, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Berthier, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,433. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.084°N, 73.175°W.
Population
In 1871, Berthier, Town—Ville had a population of 1,433: 685 male and 748 female residents. Population density was 3271.0 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Berthier, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 306 |
| Number of females | 748 |
| Number of males | 685 |
| Number of married females | 265 |
| Number of married males | 265 |
| Number of married persons | 530 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 1,433 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 842 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 241 |
| Number of occupied houses | 241 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 99 |
| BWT BU | 1,144 |
| CRN BU | 491 |
| HAY AC | 609 |
| HAY TONS | 770 |
| OAT BU | 4,616 |
| PEA BU | 805 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 5,913 |
| RYE BU | 83 |
| Total area (acres) | 273 |
| WHT SP BU | 208 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 20 |
| AREA | 273 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| CD | 103 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 306 |
| FEMALE | 748 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 241 |
| INHABITED | 241 |
| MALE | 685 |
| MARRIED F | 265 |
| MARRIED M | 265 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 530 |
| POPULATION | 1,433 |
| ROOT BU | 889 |
| SINGLE F | 436 |
| SINGLE M | 406 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 842 |
| TUR BU | 45 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC103004— 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 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/berthier-town-ville-qc103004-1871/.