Verchères, Quebec (1871 census)
Verchères was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,739. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2514459. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.747°N, 73.309°W.
Population
In 1871, Verchères had a population of 2,739: 1,387 male and 1,352 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,063 |
| 1861 | 3,210 |
| 1871 | 2,739 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Verchères, 1881 (69.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Théodosie, 1881 (30.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Verchères shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,739 total population, 1,387 males, 1,352 females, 850 married persons, 588 families, 428 married males, 422 married females, 131 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 59 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,758 single persons under 18, 900 single males under 18, 858 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 397 inhabited houses, 397 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 28,480 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC119006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC119006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/verch-res-qc119006-1871/.