Contrecoeur, Quebec (1851–1901)
Contrecoeur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1851 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q138271762, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Contrecoeur, VL in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,555 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,141 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,813 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,705 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,760 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,611 | View 1901 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| 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
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145013— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q138271762
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.