Contrecoeur, Quebec (1871 census)
Contrecoeur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,813. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138271762. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.862°N, 73.230°W.
Population
In 1871, Contrecoeur had a population of 1,813: 892 male and 921 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Contrecoeur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,813 total population, 921 females, 892 males, 575 married persons, 359 families, 289 married males, 286 married females, 63 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,175 single persons under 18, 600 single females under 18, 575 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 249 inhabited houses, 249 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 9,920 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Dupuy | 1804–1879 | born here |
| Isidore Hurteau | 1815–1879 | born here |
| Hilaire Millier | 1823–1889 | born here |
| Arthur Dansereau | 1844–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC119007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/contrecoeur-qc119007-1871/.