Belœil, Quebec (1911 census)
Belœil was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 660. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138841. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.603°N, 73.248°W.
Population
In 1911, Belœil had a population of 660: 361 male and 299 female residents. Population density was 22.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,250 |
| 1911 | 660 |
| 1921 | 880 |
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 Beloeil, 1901 (82.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Belœil shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,893 area in acres, 660 total population, 361 males in the population, 299 females in the population, 239 single (never-married) males, 180 single (never-married) females, 123 families, 115 married males, 111 married females, 29.52 area in square miles, 22.36 population per square mile, 8 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,661 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 639 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Swiss origin. 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 660 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 105 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138841
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloeil,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel%C5%93il_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Belœil, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bel-il-qc150007-1911/.