Bienville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Bienville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.814°N, 71.169°W.
Population
In 1881, Bienville, Village had a population of 1,022: 509 male and 513 female residents. Population density was 2698.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 980 |
| 1881 | 1,022 |
| 1891 | 840 |
| 1901 | 851 |
| 1911 | 1,004 |
| 1921 | 1,462 |
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, Bienville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 513 |
| Number of males | 509 |
| Number of married females | 166 |
| Number of married males | 168 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 1,022 |
| Total population | 1,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 649 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 142 |
| Number of occupied houses | 142 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 387 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 202 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,191 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 128 |
| HAY TONS | 133 |
| OAT BU | 387 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 1,191 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 133 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 323 |
| C UNMD M | 326 |
| C UNMD TOT | 649 |
| D OCC | 142 |
| FEMALE | 513 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 142 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 509 |
| MD F | 166 |
| MD M | 168 |
| MD TOT | 334 |
| NUMBER CD | 46 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 202 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC046002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066016— 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). "Bienville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bienville-village-qc046002-1881/.