Contrecoeur, Quebec (1921 census)
Contrecoeur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 994. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138271762. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.862°N, 73.230°W.
Population
In 1921, Contrecoeur had a population of 994: 531 male and 463 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Contrecoeur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 994 total population, 531 males in the population, 528 males born in Canada, 463 females in the population, 460 females born in Canada, 3 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 993 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 994 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| ÉMile Miller | 1884–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138271762
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/contrecoeur-qc098002-1921/.