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 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 density was 70.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Verchères shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 398 |
| Number of families | 398 |
| Number of females | 1,031 |
| Number of males | 1,009 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 331 |
| Number of married persons | 661 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| POP F | 1,031 |
| POP M | 1,009 |
| POP TOT | 2,040 |
| Total population | 2,040 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 630 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 635 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,265 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,034 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 370 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 17 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 59 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 294 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 333 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 163 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 371 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 269 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,987 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,219 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,214 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,676 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,255 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,474 |
| Acres of oats | 3,782 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of turnips | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 168 |
| BAR AC | 269 |
| BAR BU | 3,492 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,492 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 312 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,130 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 313 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,815 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,608 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,701 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,923 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,151 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,783 |
| BWT BU | 2,130 |
| CRN BU | 3,815 |
| HAY AC | 6,676 |
| HAY TONS | 7,405 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 188 |
| Number of chickens | 4,239 |
| Number of ducks | 83 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 252 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 116 |
| Number of geese | 25 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 222 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 564 |
| Number of milk cows | 626 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 369 |
| Number of other cattle | 424 |
| Number of other fowl | 419 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 191 |
| Number of sheep | 2,030 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 955 |
| Number of swine | 703 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 529 |
| Number of turkeys | 114 |
| OAT AC | 3,782 |
| OAT BU | 51,608 |
| PEA BU | 8,701 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 12,923 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,679 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 65,771 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,405 |
| WHT AC | 168 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,151 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 86 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BEN BU | 312 |
| BUTTER LB | 65,771 |
| CATTLE KS | 188 |
| CHEESE LB | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 630 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 635 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,265 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,679 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 222 |
| DUCKS | 83 |
| FAMILIES | 398 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 2,034 |
| GEESE | 25 |
| GRA BU | 313 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,239 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 564 |
| HOUSES | 370 |
| HOUSES B | 17 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 67 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 333 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 59 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 163 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 294 |
| INF 11 A | 191 |
| MD FEM | 330 |
| MD MALE | 331 |
| MD TOT | 661 |
| MILK COWS | 626 |
| NAME CD | Vercheres |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 116 |
| OC P | 252 |
| OC TOT | 369 |
| OTHER FOWL | 419 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 424 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 2,030 |
| SHEEP KS | 955 |
| SUP AM | 18,255 |
| SUP FOR | 5,219 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 2,987 |
| SUP SC | 15,214 |
| SUP TOT | 23,474 |
| SWINE | 703 |
| SWINE KS | 529 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 371 |
| TUR AC | 49 |
| TUR BU | 2,783 |
| TURKEY | 114 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 71 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 114 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196009— 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 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/.