Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1911 census)
Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 8,273. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.813°N, 71.224°W.
Population
In 1911, Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier had a population of 8,273: 3,816 male and 4,457 female residents. Population density was 57055.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 9,072 |
| 1871 | 8,922 |
| 1881 | 8,313 |
| 1891 | 8,525 |
| 1901 | 8,866 |
| 1911 | 8,273 |
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 became part of Québec, C, 1921 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, St. Jean ward-quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Sauveur ward-quartier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 57,055.17 population per square mile, 8,273 total population, 4,457 females in the population, 3,816 males in the population, 2,702 single (never-married) females, 2,325 single (never-married) males, 1,681 families, 1,372 married males, 1,365 married females, 330 widowed females, 115 widowed males, 93 area in acres, 48 females with marital status not given, 12 legally separated females, 3 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.14 area in square miles. 8,866 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 7,630 persons of French origin, 224 persons of British origin (Irish), 76 persons of British origin (English), 35 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of Italian origin, 10 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 8 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 231 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 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 7,931 Roman Catholics, 229 Jews, 48 Anglicans (Church of England), 30 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 21 Presbyterians, 19 Methodists, 11 Baptists, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,472 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-jacques-cartier-ward-quartier-qc188001-1911/.