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 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 221 |
| Number of females | 477 |
| Number of males | 503 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 324 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 980 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 327 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 618 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 139 |
| Number of occupied houses | 139 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 44 |
| HAY TONS | 54 |
| OAT BU | 203 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 726 |
| Total area (acres) | 900 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 900 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| CD | 153 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 221 |
| FEMALE | 477 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 139 |
| INHABITED | 139 |
| MALE | 503 |
| MARRIED F | 162 |
| MARRIED M | 162 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 324 |
| POPULATION | 980 |
| ROOT BU | 469 |
| SINGLE F | 291 |
| SINGLE M | 327 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 618 |
| TUR BU | 5 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
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
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/.