St. Fortunat de Wolfestown, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Fortunat de Wolfestown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 866. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.964°N, 71.604°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Fortunat de Wolfestown had a population of 866: 460 male and 406 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 842 |
| 1891 | 1,024 |
| 1901 | 866 |
| 1911 | 1,042 |
| 1921 | 908 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Fortunat de Wolfestown shared boundaries with:
- Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène)
- Chester, West—Ouest (St. Paul)
- Ham N.
- Notre-Dame de Lourdes de Ham
- St. Julien de Wolfestown
- Wolfestown
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 866 total population, 460 males, 406 females, 279 single males, 236 single females, 185 families, 171 married males, 160 married females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 185 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 19,927 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099009_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462165
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fortunat
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fortunat
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). "St. Fortunat de Wolfestown, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fortunat-de-wolfestown-qc187026-1901/.