St. Anselme, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Anselme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,080. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.632°N, 70.967°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Anselme had a population of 2,080: 1,027 male and 1,053 female residents. Population density was 51.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,022 |
| 1861 | 2,623 |
| 1871 | 2,285 |
| 1881 | 2,206 |
| 1891 | 2,002 |
| 1901 | 2,049 |
| 1911 | 2,080 |
| 1921 | 1,415 |
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 St. Anselme, 1921 (75.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Anselme, VL, 1921 (3.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Anselme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 25,797 area in acres, 2,080 total population, 1,053 females in the population, 1,027 males in the population, 664 single (never-married) females, 654 single (never-married) males, 392 families, 341 married males, 337 married females, 51.60 population per square mile, 48 widowed females, 40.31 area in square miles, 27 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 2,049 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 2,077 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,077 Roman Catholics, 3 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 387 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911875
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). "St. Anselme, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anselme-qc157001-1911/.