Boucherville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Boucherville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 73.453°W.
Population
In 1881, Boucherville, Village had a population of 1,165: 574 male and 591 female residents. Population density was 3537.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 882 |
| 1871 | 767 |
| 1881 | 1,165 |
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 940 |
| 1911 | 1,097 |
| 1921 | 934 |
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, Boucherville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 263 |
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 591 |
| Number of males | 574 |
| Number of married females | 198 |
| Number of married males | 197 |
| Number of married persons | 395 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP TOT | 1,165 |
| Total population | 1,165 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 352 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 697 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 218 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,973 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 36 |
| BAR BU | 1,661 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,661 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,899 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,962 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,071 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,427 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,373 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,826 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 1,899 |
| CRN BU | 2,962 |
| HAY AC | 2,973 |
| HAY TONS | 4,131 |
| OAT BU | 45,071 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,373 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 8,826 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,131 |
| WHT AC | 36 |
| WHT SP BU | 270 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 345 |
| C UNMD M | 352 |
| C UNMD TOT | 697 |
| D OCC | 218 |
| FEMALE | 591 |
| GRA BU | 204 |
| H INHAB | 218 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 574 |
| MD F | 198 |
| MD M | 197 |
| MD TOT | 395 |
| NUMBER CD | 67 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,427 |
| TUR BU | 8 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046011— 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). "Boucherville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/boucherville-village-qc067007-1881/.