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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2514459. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,308 |
| 1891 | 2,040 |
| 1901 | 1,689 |
| 1911 | 1,697 |
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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,308 total population, 1,158 males, 1,150 females, 760 married persons, 475 families, 381 married males, 379 married females, 107 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,441 single persons under 18, 732 single males under 18, 709 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 360 inhabited houses, 360 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 71,840 bushels of oats, 30,914 bushels of peas and beans, 14,151 bushels of potatoes, 7,193 bushels of barley, 3,973 tons of hay, 2,896 bushels of corn, 2,775 bushels of other root crops, 2,186 acres of hay crops, 1,899 bushels of spring wheat, 650 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 632 bushels of buckwheat, 275 acres of wheat, 116 bushels of rye, 98 acres of potatoes, 89 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,308 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2514459
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verch%C3%A8res
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verch%C3%A8res
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/.