Contrecoeur, Quebec (1851 census)
Contrecoeur was a census subdivision in Verchères County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,555. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.862°N, 73.230°W.
Population
In 1851, Contrecoeur had a population of 1,555: 784 male and 771 female residents. Population density was 65.4 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1911 | 1,064 |
| 1921 | 994 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Contrecoeur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 331 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 209 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 19 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 731 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 40 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 729 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 90 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 55 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 23 |
| Number of females | 771 |
| Number of females attending school | 111 |
| Number of lunatic males | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 24 |
| Number of males | 784 |
| Number of males attending school | 102 |
| Number of married females | 237 |
| Number of married males | 242 |
| Number of single females | 504 |
| Number of single males | 514 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| POP | 1,555 |
| POP FX N.1 | 771 |
| POP MX N.1 | 784 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,555 |
| Total population | 1,555 |
Age structure (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 18 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 43 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 18 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 96 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 28 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 120 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 27 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 73 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 51 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 49 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 33 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 55 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 63 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 51 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 92 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 92 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 73 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 90 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 88 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 71 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,553 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 2 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 17 |
| Acres of corn | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,166 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,145 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,318 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 5,192 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,637 |
| Acres of oats | 865 |
| Acres of peas | 395 |
| Acres of potatoes | 86 |
| Acres of rye | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,152 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 249 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 493 |
| BEEF BAR | 249 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 664 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 751 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,774 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,217 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,278 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 12,691 |
| BWT AC | 17 |
| BWT BU | 109 |
| CRN AC | 47 |
| CRN BU | 664 |
| HAY TONS | 144,010 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 109 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 352 |
| Number of horses | 432 |
| Number of milk cows | 415 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 165 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 1,232 |
| Number of swine | 475 |
| OAT AC | 865 |
| OAT BU | 14,774 |
| PEA AC | 395 |
| PEA BU | 4,217 |
| PORK BAR | 493 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 4,278 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 579 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 4,238 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,760 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 7,358 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 3,601 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,842 |
| RYE AC | 9 |
| RYE BU | 85 |
| TOB LBS | 3,601 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 144,010 |
| WHT AC | 1,152 |
| WHT BU | 12,691 |
| WOOL LBS | 2,842 |
Manufacturing & industry (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 7,000 |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 400 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 2 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,682 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,481 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 2,516 |
Deaths & mortality (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 9 |
Other recorded variables (134 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 10,760 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BOV | 109 |
| C H | 352 |
| C LBS | 579 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 784 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 771 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,555 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 729 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 7,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 731 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 55 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 40 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 90 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 19 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 3 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 4 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 4 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C109 BTWN 90 AND 100 F MD | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 24 |
| C126 MD MALE | 242 |
| C127 S MALE | 514 |
| C128 WID MALE | 28 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 784 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 23 |
| C130 MD FEM | 237 |
| C131 S FEM | 504 |
| C132 WID FEM | 30 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 771 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,555 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 7 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 2 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 9 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 27 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 102 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 111 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 28 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 25 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 43 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 27 |
| C23 SM LOGS NO | 1 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 22 |
| C24 SM NO LOGS | 400 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 27 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 18 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 23 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 18 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 120 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 96 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 90 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 92 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 88 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 11 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 92 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 55 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 71 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C52 TAN NO | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 73 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 73 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C57 TAN NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 63 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 5 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 51 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 15 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 4 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 51 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 5 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 49 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 4 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 4 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 40 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 6 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 33 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 6 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 19 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 10 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 5 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 8 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 5 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 6 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 4 |
| CD NAME | Verchères |
| CROP | 3,318 |
| CULT | 5,492 |
| FC YRDS | 1,481 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,682 |
| FLX LBS | 4,238 |
| FREN ORIG | 1,553 |
| GARDEN | 8 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HELD | 7,637 |
| HORSE | 432 |
| IRE | 2 |
| LIN YRDS | 2,516 |
| LINE NO | 1,469 |
| M COWS | 415 |
| MPLS LBS | 7,358 |
| MW BU | 751 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 10 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 33 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 18 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 67 |
| O OVR 200 | 1 |
| O UNDR 10 | 36 |
| PASTURE | 2,166 |
| SHEEP | 1,232 |
| SWINE | 475 |
| TOT O | 165 |
| WOOD | 2,145 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098002— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/contrecoeur-qc082003-1851/.