Contrecoeur, Quebec (1891 census)
Contrecoeur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138271762. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.862°N, 73.230°W.
Population
In 1891, Contrecoeur had a population of 1,760: 864 male and 896 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Contrecoeur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,760 total population, 896 females, 864 males, 601 married persons, 311 families, 301 married males, 300 married females, 72 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,087 single persons under 18, 553 single females under 18, 534 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,756 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 270 houses, 270 occupied houses, 258 houses of 1 story, 250 houses built of wood, 87 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 84 houses of 3 rooms, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses built of brick, 10 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,605 pounds of homemade butter, 31,326 bushels of oats, 17,916 acres of land in farms, 14,717 bushels of potatoes, 12,630 acres of improved land in farms, 9,099 acres of farmland under crops, 5,286 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,072 bushels of peas, 3,921 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,772 tons of hay, 3,664 chickens, 3,437 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,964 acres of oats, 2,653 bushels of buckwheat, 2,577 bushels of barley, 2,413 acres of hay crops, 1,902 bushels of corn, 1,573 bushels of rye, 1,380 bushels of spring wheat, 1,344 sheep, 1,096 bushels of turnips, 738 sheep slaughtered or sold, 693 swine, 645 milk cows, 588 swine slaughtered or sold, 535 other cattle, 467 horses aged over 3 years, 331 cattle killed or sold, 266 occupants of farms, 251 acres of barley, 221 acres of potatoes, 220 farm occupants who own their land, 201 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 154 acres of wheat, 130 horses aged 3 years and under, 128 ducks, 112 turkeys, 111 bushels of beans, 110 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 101 other fowl, 94 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 90 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 88 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 geese, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 oxen, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Dansereau | 1844–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/contrecoeur-qc196002-1891/.