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 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 density was 65.5 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.
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 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 588 |
| Number of females | 1,352 |
| Number of males | 1,387 |
| Number of married females | 422 |
| Number of married males | 428 |
| Number of married persons | 850 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 131 |
| Total population | 2,739 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 858 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 900 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,758 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 397 |
| Number of occupied houses | 397 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17,133 |
| BWT BU | 922 |
| CRN BU | 2,112 |
| HAY AC | 2,894 |
| HAY TONS | 3,687 |
| OAT BU | 68,830 |
| PEA BU | 30,732 |
| POT AC | 212 |
| POT BU | 19,958 |
| RYE BU | 58 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,339 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 749 |
| AREA | 28,480 |
| BEN BU | 110 |
| CD | 119 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 588 |
| FEMALE | 1,352 |
| GRA BU | 1,337 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 397 |
| INHABITED | 397 |
| MALE | 1,387 |
| MARRIED F | 422 |
| MARRIED M | 428 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 850 |
| POPULATION | 2,739 |
| ROOT BU | 1,152 |
| SINGLE F | 858 |
| SINGLE M | 900 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,758 |
| TUR BU | 10 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 72 |
| WIDOWED M | 59 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 131 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC119006— 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 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/.