L'Assomption, Quebec (1901 census)
L'Assomption was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,148. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 73.427°W.
Population
In 1901, L'Assomption had a population of 1,148: 586 male and 562 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,110 |
| 1861 | 2,031 |
| 1871 | 1,599 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | 1,275 |
| 1901 | 1,148 |
| 1911 | 892 |
| 1921 | 881 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained L'Assomption, 1911 (66.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Gérard Majella, 1911 (33.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, L'Assomption shared boundaries with:
- L'Assomption, T-V
- Lavaltrie
- L’Epiphanie
- Repentigny
- St. Paul
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Sulpice
- Ste. Marie Salomée
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,148 total population, 586 males, 562 females, 369 single males, 350 single females, 226 families, 190 married males, 187 married females, 27 widowed males, 25 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 215 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 23,535 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Philippe Rottot | 1825–1910 | born here |
| Louis Archambault | 1829–1906 | born here |
| Urgel-Eugène Archambeault | 1834–1904 | born here |
| Louis-Amable Jetté | 1836–1920 | born here |
| Louis-Gustave d' Odet d'Orsonnens | 1842–1905 | born here |
| Edmond-Joseph Bourque | 1843–1921 | born and died here |
| Sir Horace Archambeault | 1857–1918 | born here |
| Alfred Archambeault | 1859–1913 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "L'Assomption, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-qc162002-1901/.