Verdun, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Verdun, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 11,629. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q518076. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.455°N, 73.576°W.
Population
In 1911, Verdun, Village had a population of 11,629: 5,840 male and 5,789 female residents. Population density was 4984.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 278 |
| 1881 | 1,071 |
| 1891 | 296 |
| 1901 | 1,898 |
| 1911 | 11,629 |
| 1921 | 25,001 |
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, Verdun, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 11,629 total population, 5,840 males in the population, 5,789 females in the population, 4,984.57 population per square mile, 3,475 single (never-married) males, 3,322 single (never-married) females, 2,244 married males, 2,233 families, 2,223 married females, 1,493 area in acres, 223 widowed females, 104 widowed males, 15 males with marital status not given, 14 females with marital status not given, 5 legally separated females, 2.33 area in square miles, 2 divorced females, 2 legally separated males. 1,898 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 5,534 persons of French origin, 3,860 persons of British origin (English), 922 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 892 persons of British origin (Irish), 95 persons of Belgian origin, 72 persons of German origin, 51 persons of Scandinavian origin, 15 persons of Polish origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of Chinese origin, 8 persons of Swiss origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 67 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 6,631 Roman Catholics, 2,309 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,530 Presbyterians, 723 Methodists, 154 Baptists, 83 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 67 Congregationalists, 67 Jews, 40 Lutherans, 29 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 27 Salvation Army adherents, 26 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 15 Brethren, 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,902 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin Elijah Amaron | 1852–1917 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076015_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q518076
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun_(Montr%C3%A9al)
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). "Verdun, Village, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/verdun-village-qc162020-1911/.