Yamachiche, Quebec (1911 census)
Yamachiche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,845. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3571405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.309°N, 72.829°W.
Population
In 1911, Yamachiche had a population of 1,845: 945 male and 900 female residents. Population density was 56.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,845 |
| 1921 | 1,615 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Yamachiche, 1921 (87.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Yamachiche shared boundaries with:
- Pointe du Lac
- Rivière du Loup
- St. Barnabé
- St. Etienne des Grès
- St. Léon
- St. Sévère
- Yamachiche, Village
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 20,880 area in acres, 1,845 total population, 945 males in the population, 900 females in the population, 635 single (never-married) males, 597 single (never-married) females, 282 married males, 279 married females, 278 families, 56.55 population per square mile, 32.62 area in square miles, 28 widowed males, 24 widowed females. 2,195 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 1,840 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,843 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 278 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Onésime Loranger | 1837–1917 | born here |
| Nérée Beauchemin | 1850–1931 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC203010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3571405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamachiche
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamachiche
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). "Yamachiche, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamachiche-qc203010-1911/.