Joliette, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)
Joliette, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,346. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.024°N, 73.441°W.
Population
In 1911, Joliette, Town—Ville had a population of 6,346: 3,061 male and 3,285 female residents. Population density was 6346.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,047 |
| 1881 | 3,268 |
| 1891 | 3,372 |
| 1901 | 4,220 |
| 1911 | 6,346 |
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, Joliette, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 6,346 population per square mile, 6,346 total population, 3,285 females in the population, 3,061 males in the population, 2,009 single (never-married) females, 1,836 single (never-married) males, 1,117 married males, 1,113 families, 1,097 married females, 640 area in acres, 175 widowed females, 93 widowed males, 12 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 2 legally separated males, 1 area in square miles, 1 divorced males. 4,220 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 6,012 persons of French origin, 115 persons of British origin (English), 85 persons of British origin (Irish), 49 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of Belgian origin, 12 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 6,151 Roman Catholics, 61 Anglicans (Church of England), 55 Presbyterians, 31 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 21 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 19 Methodists, 14 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Jews, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Baptists, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 798 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC163014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141760
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliette
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliette_(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). "Joliette, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/joliette-town-ville-qc163014-1911/.