St. Ignace, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Ignace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 830. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138277576. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.309°N, 74.194°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Ignace had a population of 830: 434 male and 396 female residents. Population density was 42.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,143 |
| 1861 | 2,116 |
| 1871 | 1,642 |
| 1881 | 1,447 |
| 1891 | 1,276 |
| 1901 | 1,463 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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, St. Ignace shared boundaries with:
- Côteau du Lac, VL
- Côteau Landing, VL
- Côteau Stn., VL
- St. Clet
- St. Joseph de Soulanges
- St. Polycarpe
- St. Zotique
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 12,465 area in acres, 830 total population, 434 males in the population, 396 females in the population, 284 single (never-married) males, 243 single (never-married) females, 153 families, 138 married males, 130 married females, 42.62 population per square mile, 23 widowed females, 19.48 area in square miles, 12 widowed males. 1,463 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 811 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 819 Roman Catholics, 7 Methodists, 4 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 145 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaspard Dauth | 1863–1940 | born here |
| Jules Fournier | 1884–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC199002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089001_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138277576
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. Ignace, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ignace-qc199002-1911/.