Hull, City—Cité, Quebec (1911 census)
Hull, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 18,222. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2995979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.437°N, 75.729°W.
Population
In 1911, Hull, City—Cité had a population of 18,222: 9,146 male and 9,076 female residents. Population density was 2915.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 6,890 |
| 1891 | 11,264 |
| 1901 | 13,993 |
| 1911 | 18,222 |
| 1921 | 24,117 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Hull, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,222 total population, 9,146 males in the population, 9,076 females in the population, 5,612 single (never-married) males, 5,391 single (never-married) females, 4,000 area in acres, 3,539 families, 3,339 married males, 3,287 married females, 2,915.52 population per square mile, 391 widowed females, 186 widowed males, 8 males with marital status not given, 6.25 area in square miles, 5 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 1 divorced males. 13,993 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 16,416 persons of French origin, 755 persons of British origin (English), 532 persons of British origin (Irish), 288 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 42 persons of Italian origin, 38 persons of German origin, 24 persons of Belgian origin, 24 persons of Polish origin, 21 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). 10 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 6 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). 4 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 17,198 Roman Catholics, 437 Anglicans (Church of England), 430 Presbyterians, 72 Methodists, 53 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 33 Baptists, 15 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Jews, 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 3,167 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie Grahl Hunter Shirreff | 1863–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC205022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2995979
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_(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). "Hull, City—Cité, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hull-city-cit-qc205022-1911/.