Deschaillons (St. Jean), Quebec (1911 census)
Deschaillons (St. Jean) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,069. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138318987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.536°N, 72.088°W.
Population
In 1911, Deschaillons (St. Jean) had a population of 1,069: 528 male and 541 female residents. Population density was 25.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,069 |
| 1921 | 538 |
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 St. Jean Deschaillons, 1901 (45.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Deschaillons (St. Jean) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,624 area in acres, 1,069 total population, 541 females in the population, 528 males in the population, 342 single (never-married) females, 324 single (never-married) males, 200 families, 175 married males, 174 married females, 41.60 area in square miles, 29 widowed males, 25.70 population per square mile, 25 widowed females. 1,047 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 1,066 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,069 Roman Catholics, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 180 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138318987
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). "Deschaillons (St. Jean), Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/deschaillons-st-jean-qc171011-1911/.