Allumette Island, Quebec (1911 census)
Allumette Island was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,709. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138026168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.867°N, 77.047°W.
Population
In 1911, Allumette Island had a population of 1,709: 890 male and 819 female residents. Population density was 24.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,618 |
| 1901 | 1,761 |
| 1911 | 1,709 |
| 1921 | 1,575 |
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, Allumette Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 44,491 area in acres, 1,709 total population, 890 males in the population, 819 females in the population, 639 single (never-married) males, 559 single (never-married) females, 269 families, 222 married males, 218 married females, 69.52 area in square miles, 37 widowed females, 24.58 population per square mile, 22 widowed males, 7 males with marital status not given, 5 females with marital status not given. 1,761 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 861 persons of British origin (Irish), 779 persons of French origin, 40 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,688 Roman Catholics, 11 Presbyterians, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Methodists, 4 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 266 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138026168
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). "Allumette Island, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/allumette-island-qc185004-1911/.