St. Prime, par., Quebec (1901 census)
St. Prime, par. was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,230. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.600°N, 72.345°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Prime, par. had a population of 1,230: 639 male and 591 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 956 |
| 1891 | 1,050 |
| 1901 | 1,230 |
| 1911 | 1,515 |
| 1921 | 1,744 |
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. Prime, par. shared boundaries with:
- Indian Reserve, I R
- NO DATA
- Roberval & Charlevoix
- St. Félicien, par.
- St. Michel de Mistassini, Dolbeau, Racine & Dalmas
- St. Méthode
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,230 total population, 639 males, 591 females, 431 single males, 381 single females, 203 families, 195 married males, 192 married females, 18 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 184 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 48,333 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Arnaud | 1826–1914 | died here |
| Louis Babel | 1826–1912 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912726
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. Prime, par., Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prime-par-qc149032-1901/.