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 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 density was 74.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Contrecoeur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 311 |
| Number of families | 311 |
| Number of females | 896 |
| Number of males | 864 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 301 |
| Number of married persons | 601 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 896 |
| POP M | 864 |
| POP TOT | 1,760 |
| Total population | 1,760 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 553 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 534 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,087 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,756 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 270 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 250 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 258 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 270 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 251 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 94 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,437 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,286 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,099 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,413 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,630 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,916 |
| Acres of oats | 2,964 |
| Acres of potatoes | 221 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 154 |
| BAR AC | 251 |
| BAR BU | 2,577 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,577 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,653 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,902 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,326 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,072 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,717 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,573 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,380 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,096 |
| BWT BU | 2,653 |
| CRN BU | 1,902 |
| HAY AC | 2,413 |
| HAY TONS | 3,772 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 331 |
| Number of chickens | 3,664 |
| Number of ducks | 128 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 220 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 66 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 130 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 467 |
| Number of milk cows | 645 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 266 |
| Number of other cattle | 535 |
| Number of other fowl | 101 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 90 |
| Number of sheep | 1,344 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 738 |
| Number of swine | 693 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 588 |
| Number of turkeys | 112 |
| OAT AC | 2,964 |
| OAT BU | 31,326 |
| PEA BU | 5,072 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 14,717 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 110 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,921 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,605 |
| RYE BU | 1,573 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,772 |
| WHT AC | 154 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,380 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 88 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,605 |
| CATTLE KS | 331 |
| CHEESE LB | 110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 553 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 534 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,087 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,921 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 130 |
| DUCKS | 128 |
| FAMILIES | 311 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 1,756 |
| GEESE | 66 |
| GRA BU | 201 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,664 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 467 |
| HOUSES | 270 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 258 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 84 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 250 |
| INF 11 A | 90 |
| MD FEM | 300 |
| MD MALE | 301 |
| MD TOT | 601 |
| MILK COWS | 645 |
| NAME CD | Vercheres |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 220 |
| OC TOT | 266 |
| OTHER FOWL | 101 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 535 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 1,344 |
| SHEEP KS | 738 |
| SUP AM | 12,630 |
| SUP FOR | 5,286 |
| SUP JV | 94 |
| SUP PAT | 3,437 |
| SUP SC | 9,099 |
| SUP TOT | 17,916 |
| SWINE | 693 |
| SWINE KS | 588 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 270 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 1,096 |
| TURKEY | 112 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196002— 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 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/.