Berthier, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Berthier, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,537. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.084°N, 73.175°W.
Population
In 1891, Berthier, Town—Ville had a population of 1,537: 735 male and 802 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Berthier, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,537 total population, 802 females, 735 males, 543 married persons, 345 families, 273 married females, 270 married males, 76 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 918 single persons under 18, 477 single females under 18, 441 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,452 French Canadians, 85 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 312 houses, 312 occupied houses, 289 houses of 2 stories, 254 houses built of wood, 183 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 57 houses built of brick, 56 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 3 stories, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses of 1 story, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,043 bushels of potatoes, 3,061 bushels of oats, 2,220 acres of land in farms, 1,917 acres of improved land in farms, 1,651 acres of farmland under crops, 1,480 pounds of homemade butter, 1,457 chickens, 960 bushels of corn, 928 acres of hay crops, 881 tons of hay, 718 bushels of buckwheat, 342 swine, 303 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 302 occupants of farms, 280 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 262 bushels of turnips, 233 farm occupants who own their land, 162 ducks, 155 bushels of barley, 154 bushels of peas, 149 acres of oats, 141 acres of farmland in pasture, 125 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 124 horses aged over 3 years, 120 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 116 milk cows, 69 farm occupants who rent their land, 63 acres of potatoes, 61 bushels of spring wheat, 36 swine slaughtered or sold, 34 geese, 30 sheep, 25 other cattle, 18 turkeys, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 acres of barley, 9 bushels of beans, 5 acres of wheat, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 oxen, 2 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/berthier-town-ville-qc142002-1891/.