Contrecoeur, Quebec (1881 census)
Contrecoeur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,705. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138271762. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.862°N, 73.230°W.
Population
In 1881, Contrecoeur had a population of 1,705: 832 male and 873 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,555 |
| 1861 | 2,141 |
| 1871 | 1,813 |
| 1881 | 1,705 |
| 1891 | 1,760 |
| 1901 | 1,611 |
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, Contrecoeur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,705 total population, 873 females, 832 males, 572 married persons, 330 families, 286 married females, 286 married males, 69 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,064 single persons under 18, 547 single females under 18, 517 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 252 inhabited houses, 252 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 59,843 bushels of oats, 13,352 bushels of potatoes, 13,014 bushels of peas and beans, 4,241 bushels of barley, 3,081 bushels of spring wheat, 2,987 bushels of corn, 2,772 tons of hay, 2,057 bushels of buckwheat, 1,521 bushels of other root crops, 1,373 acres of hay crops, 1,287 bushels of rye, 976 bushels of turnips, 281 acres of wheat, 259 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 102 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hilaire Millier | 1823–1889 | born here |
| Arthur Dansereau | 1844–1918 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,705 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:
QC066004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138271762
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). "Contrecoeur, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/contrecoeur-qc066004-1881/.