Verchères, Quebec (1881 census)
Verchères was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,308. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.745°N, 73.327°W.
Population
In 1881, Verchères had a population of 2,308: 1,158 male and 1,150 female residents. Population density was 79.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,063 |
| 1861 | 3,210 |
| 1871 | 2,739 |
| 1881 | 2,308 |
| 1891 | 2,040 |
| 1901 | 1,689 |
| 1911 | 1,697 |
| 1921 | 946 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Verchères, 1871 (69.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Verchères shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 475 |
| Number of families | 475 |
| Number of females | 1,150 |
| Number of males | 1,158 |
| Number of married females | 379 |
| Number of married males | 381 |
| Number of married persons | 760 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP TOT | 2,308 |
| Total population | 2,308 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 709 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 732 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,441 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 360 |
| Number of occupied houses | 360 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,186 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of wheat | 275 |
| BAR BU | 7,193 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,193 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 632 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 650 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,896 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,840 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,775 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 30,914 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,151 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,899 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 89 |
| BWT BU | 632 |
| CRN BU | 2,896 |
| HAY AC | 2,186 |
| HAY TONS | 3,973 |
| OAT BU | 71,840 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 30,914 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 14,151 |
| RYE BU | 116 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,973 |
| WHT AC | 275 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,899 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 709 |
| C UNMD M | 732 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,441 |
| D OCC | 360 |
| FEMALE | 1,150 |
| GRA BU | 650 |
| H INHAB | 360 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 1,158 |
| MD F | 379 |
| MD M | 381 |
| MD TOT | 760 |
| NUMBER CD | 66 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,775 |
| TUR BU | 89 |
| WID F | 62 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098008— 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 1881 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). "Verchères, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/verch-res-qc066003-1881/.