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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2902028. 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 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 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,022 total population, 513 females, 509 males, 334 married persons, 203 families, 168 married males, 166 married females, 39 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 649 single persons under 18, 326 single males under 18, 323 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 142 inhabited houses, 142 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,191 bushels of potatoes, 387 bushels of oats, 202 bushels of other root crops, 133 tons of hay, 128 acres of hay crops, 34 bushels of peas and beans, 22 bushels of spring wheat, 13 bushels of corn, 9 acres of potatoes, 4 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,022 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:
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: Q2902028
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bienville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.