St. Prime, par., Quebec (1911 census)
St. Prime, par. was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,515. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.600°N, 72.345°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Prime, par. had a population of 1,515: 768 male and 747 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Prime, par. shared boundaries with:
- Indian Reserve, I R
- NO DATA
- Roberval, par. (Charlevoix, Roberval, Ouiatchouan tps.-cts.)
- St. Félicien, par.
- St. Michel de Mistassini, par.
- St. Méthode
- Ste. Edwidge, par. (Dalmas tp.-ct.)
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,515 total population, 768 males in the population, 747 females in the population, 510 single (never-married) males, 485 single (never-married) females, 239 married females, 238 married males, 235 families, 22 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 1,230 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 1,508 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,515 Roman Catholics, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 235 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Arnaud | 1826–1914 | died here |
| Louis Babel | 1826–1912 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154037— 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 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. Prime, par., Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prime-par-qc154037-1911/.