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 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 density was 76.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Contrecoeur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 359 |
| Number of females | 921 |
| Number of males | 892 |
| Number of married females | 286 |
| Number of married males | 289 |
| Number of married persons | 575 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 1,813 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 600 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,175 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 249 |
| Number of occupied houses | 249 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,662 |
| BWT BU | 1,102 |
| CRN BU | 2,051 |
| HAY AC | 1,275 |
| HAY TONS | 2,338 |
| OAT BU | 25,874 |
| PEA BU | 8,327 |
| POT AC | 183 |
| POT BU | 20,366 |
| RYE BU | 1,308 |
| Total area (acres) | 9,920 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,349 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 471 |
| AREA | 9,920 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| CD | 119 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 359 |
| FEMALE | 921 |
| GRA BU | 543 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 249 |
| INHABITED | 249 |
| MALE | 892 |
| MARRIED F | 286 |
| MARRIED M | 289 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 575 |
| POPULATION | 1,813 |
| ROOT BU | 647 |
| SINGLE F | 600 |
| SINGLE M | 575 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,175 |
| TUR BU | 8 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC119007— 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 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/.