Bécancour, Quebec (1911 census)
Bécancour was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,167. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.339°N, 72.385°W.
Population
In 1911, Bécancour had a population of 1,167: 600 male and 567 female residents. Population density was 45.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,408 |
| 1861 | 3,668 |
| 1871 | 2,629 |
| 1881 | 2,325 |
| 1891 | 2,017 |
| 1901 | 1,992 |
| 1911 | 1,167 |
| 1921 | 1,095 |
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 Bécancour, 1901 (80.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian reserves, 1921 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bécancour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 16,456 area in acres, 1,167 total population, 600 males in the population, 567 females in the population, 368 single (never-married) males, 349 single (never-married) females, 215 families, 199 married males, 195 married females, 45.39 population per square mile, 30 widowed males, 25.71 area in square miles, 22 widowed females, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 1,992 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,154 persons of French origin. 13 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,167 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 210 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875509
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9cancour,_Quebec_(community)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9cancour_(village)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Bécancour, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/b-cancour-qc184001-1911/.