Contrecoeur, Quebec (1911 census)
Contrecoeur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,064. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.862°N, 73.230°W.
Population
In 1911, Contrecoeur had a population of 1,064: 534 male and 530 female residents. Population density was 45.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Contrecoeur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,611 |
| POP F | 530 |
| POP M | 534 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 38.55 |
| POP TOT | 1,064 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 17,664 |
| AREA SQ MI | 27.60 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 33 |
| CSD TYPE | PAR |
| DWELLINGS | 165 |
| F MARRIED | 172 |
| F SINGLE | 338 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FRENCH | 1,031 |
| M MARRIED | 174 |
| M SINGLE | 343 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,064 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/contrecoeur-qc150008-1911/.