Yamachiche, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Yamachiche, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 965. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3571405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.283°N, 72.828°W.
Population
In 1911, Yamachiche, Village had a population of 965: 457 male and 508 female residents. Population density was 5514.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,123 |
| 1861 | 3,213 |
| 1871 | 2,365 |
| 1881 | 2,740 |
| 1891 | 908 |
| 1901 | 1,100 |
| 1911 | 965 |
| 1921 | 948 |
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, Yamachiche, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,514.29 population per square mile, 965 total population, 508 females in the population, 457 males in the population, 318 single (never-married) females, 266 single (never-married) males, 188 families, 169 married males, 166 married females, 112 area in acres, 24 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 0.17 area in square miles. 1,100 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 958 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 960 Roman Catholics, 4 Presbyterians, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 179 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 here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC203015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093018_1891— 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, Village, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamachiche-village-qc203015-1911/.