L'Assomption de Berthier, Quebec (1911 census)
L'Assomption de Berthier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 928. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2899316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.918°N, 70.723°W.
Population
In 1911, L'Assomption de Berthier had a population of 928: 474 male and 454 female residents. Population density was 84.1 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, L'Assomption de Berthier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 7,065 area in acres, 928 total population, 474 males in the population, 454 females in the population, 293 single (never-married) males, 270 single (never-married) females, 187 families, 157 married males, 156 married females, 84.07 population per square mile, 28 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 11.04 area in square miles, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,080 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 926 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 927 Roman Catholics, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 180 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hébert | 1830–1919 | born here |
| Paul-Eugène Roy | 1859–1926 | born here |
| Jean-Baptiste Carbonneau | 1864–1936 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177002— 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: Q2899316
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthier-sur-Mer
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthier-sur-Mer
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-de-berthier-qc177002-1911/.