Bienville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Bienville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 980. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2902028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.814°N, 71.169°W.
Population
In 1871, Bienville, Village had a population of 980: 503 male and 477 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Notre-Dame de la Victoire, 1861 (2.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bienville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 980 total population, 503 males, 477 females, 324 married persons, 221 families, 162 married females, 162 married males, 38 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 618 single persons under 18, 327 single males under 18, 291 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 139 inhabited houses, 139 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 900 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153004— 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 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). "Bienville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bienville-village-qc153004-1871/.