Princeville (Stanfold), Quebec (1911 census)
Princeville (Stanfold) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,272. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.176°N, 71.889°W.
Population
In 1911, Princeville (Stanfold) had a population of 1,272: 660 male and 612 female residents. Population density was 20.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,272 |
| 1921 | 1,274 |
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, Princeville (Stanfold) shared boundaries with:
- Halifax N.
- Notre Dame de Lourdes
- Princeville, Village
- Somerset S.
- St. Louis de Blandford
- St. Norbert
- St. Rosaire
- Ste. Victoire
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 39,895 area in acres, 1,272 total population, 660 males in the population, 612 females in the population, 424 single (never-married) males, 382 single (never-married) females, 223 families, 213 married females, 213 married males, 62.34 area in square miles, 22 widowed males, 20.40 population per square mile, 15 widowed females, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 1,520 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 1,271 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,272 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 221 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 |
|---|---|---|
| L.-P. (Louis-Pierre) Gravel | 1868–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142516
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeville
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). "Princeville (Stanfold), Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/princeville-stanfold-qc158028-1911/.