Verchères, Quebec (1891 census)
Verchères was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,040. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2514459. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.745°N, 73.327°W.
Population
In 1891, Verchères had a population of 2,040: 1,009 male and 1,031 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Verchères shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,040 total population, 1,031 females, 1,009 males, 661 married persons, 398 families, 331 married males, 330 married females, 114 widowed persons, 71 widowed females, 43 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,265 single persons under 18, 635 single males under 18, 630 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,034 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 371 occupied houses, 370 houses, 333 houses of 1 story, 294 houses built of wood, 163 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 67 houses of 4 rooms, 59 houses built of stone, 58 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 2 stories, 17 houses built of brick, 16 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 65,771 pounds of homemade butter, 51,608 bushels of oats, 23,474 acres of land in farms, 18,255 acres of improved land in farms, 15,214 acres of farmland under crops, 12,923 bushels of potatoes, 8,701 bushels of peas, 7,405 tons of hay, 6,676 acres of hay crops, 5,219 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,679 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,239 chickens, 3,815 bushels of corn, 3,782 acres of oats, 3,492 bushels of barley, 2,987 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,783 bushels of turnips, 2,130 bushels of buckwheat, 2,030 sheep, 1,151 bushels of spring wheat, 955 sheep slaughtered or sold, 703 swine, 626 milk cows, 564 horses aged over 3 years, 529 swine slaughtered or sold, 424 other cattle, 419 other fowl, 369 occupants of farms, 313 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 312 bushels of beans, 269 acres of barley, 252 farm occupants who own their land, 222 horses aged 3 years and under, 191 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 188 cattle killed or sold, 180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 177 acres of potatoes, 168 acres of wheat, 116 farm occupants who rent their land, 114 turkeys, 86 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 83 ducks, 54 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 49 acres of turnips, 37 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 geese, 18 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196009— 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 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). "Verchères, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/verch-res-qc196009-1891/.