Beauport, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Beauport, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,546. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.905°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1911, Beauport, VL had a population of 3,546: 1,775 male and 1,771 female residents. Population density was 157.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,377 |
| 1861 | 3,260 |
| 1871 | 4,053 |
| 1881 | 4,429 |
| 1891 | 4,644 |
| 1901 | 6,800 |
| 1911 | 3,546 |
| 1921 | 3,240 |
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 Beauport, VL, 1901 (93.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Giffard, VL, 1921 (13.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Beauport, VL, 1921 (4.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Beauport, 1921 (81.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Beauport, VL shared boundaries with:
- Charlesbourg, VL
- Courville, T-V
- L'Ange Gardien
- Laval
- Montmorency vl
- Notre Dame des Laurentides
- Other parts - Autres parties
- Québec, Limoilou ward-quartier
- St. Dunstan
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 14,438 area in acres, 3,546 total population, 1,775 males in the population, 1,771 females in the population, 1,131 single (never-married) females, 1,105 single (never-married) males, 651 families, 621 married males, 576 married females, 157.19 population per square mile, 61 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 22.56 area in square miles, 3 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated males, 2 males with marital status not given. 6,800 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 3,387 persons of French origin, 48 persons of British origin (English), 46 persons of British origin (Irish), 30 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of Italian origin, 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Belgian origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,489 Roman Catholics, 36 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Jews, 8 Presbyterians, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 481 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Simon-Napoléon Parent | 1855–1920 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081020— 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 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). "Beauport, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beauport-vl-qc190002-1911/.