L'Assomption de Berthier, Quebec (1891 census)
L'Assomption de Berthier was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,152. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.918°N, 70.723°W.
Population
In 1891, L'Assomption de Berthier had a population of 1,152: 584 male and 568 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,152 |
| 1901 | 1,080 |
| 1911 | 928 |
| 1921 | 961 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, L'Assomption de Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 227 |
| Number of families | 227 |
| Number of females | 568 |
| Number of males | 584 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 382 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 568 |
| POP M | 584 |
| POP TOT | 1,152 |
| Total population | 1,152 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 348 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 714 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,152 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 215 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 214 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 166 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,527 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,377 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,426 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,323 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,990 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,367 |
| Acres of oats | 1,095 |
| Acres of potatoes | 202 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 82 |
| BAR AC | 51 |
| BAR BU | 458 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 458 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 321 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,802 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,026 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,882 |
| BWT BU | 321 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 1,323 |
| HAY TONS | 1,585 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 99 |
| Number of chickens | 1,004 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 198 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 161 |
| Number of milk cows | 409 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 216 |
| Number of other cattle | 201 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 135 |
| Number of sheep | 431 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 352 |
| Number of swine | 274 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 403 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 1,095 |
| OAT BU | 15,802 |
| PEA BU | 277 |
| POT AC | 202 |
| POT BU | 18,026 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,320 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,886 |
| RYE BU | 213 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,585 |
| WHT AC | 82 |
| WHT SP BU | 724 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,886 |
| CATTLE KS | 99 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 348 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 714 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,320 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 227 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,152 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,004 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 161 |
| HOUSES | 215 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 166 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 214 |
| INF 11 A | 135 |
| MD FEM | 191 |
| MD MALE | 191 |
| MD TOT | 382 |
| MILK COWS | 409 |
| NAME CD | Montmagny |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 198 |
| OC TOT | 216 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 201 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 431 |
| SHEEP KS | 352 |
| SUP AM | 5,990 |
| SUP FOR | 2,377 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 2,527 |
| SUP SC | 3,426 |
| SUP TOT | 8,367 |
| SWINE | 274 |
| SWINE KS | 403 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 215 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,882 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074003_1891— 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 1891 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). "L'Assomption de Berthier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-de-berthier-qc171002-1891/.