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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q141924. 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 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,165 total population, 591 females, 574 males, 395 married persons, 263 families, 198 married females, 197 married males, 73 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 697 single persons under 18, 352 single males under 18, 345 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 218 inhabited houses, 218 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,071 bushels of oats, 8,826 bushels of potatoes, 6,373 bushels of peas and beans, 4,131 tons of hay, 2,973 acres of hay crops, 2,962 bushels of corn, 1,899 bushels of buckwheat, 1,661 bushels of barley, 1,427 bushels of other root crops, 270 bushels of spring wheat, 204 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 59 acres of potatoes, 36 acres of wheat, 8 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,165 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:
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: Q141924
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
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/.