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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138271762. 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 38.5 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Contrecoeur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 17,664 area in acres, 1,064 total population, 534 males in the population, 530 females in the population, 343 single (never-married) males, 338 single (never-married) females, 174 married males, 173 families, 172 married females, 38.55 population per square mile, 27.60 area in square miles, 20 widowed females, 17 widowed males. 1,611 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,031 persons of French origin, 33 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,064 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 165 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
QC150008— 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 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/.