Ancienne Lorette, Quebec (1911 census)
Ancienne Lorette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.794°N, 71.395°W.
Population
In 1911, Ancienne Lorette had a population of 2,740: 1,304 male and 1,436 female residents. Population density was 122.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 889 |
| 1861 | 2,203 |
| 1881 | 2,488 |
| 1891 | 2,444 |
| 1901 | 2,641 |
| 1911 | 2,740 |
| 1921 | 2,620 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ancienne Lorette, 1901 (84.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ancienne Lorette shared boundaries with:
- Petite Rivière
- St. Ambroise
- St. Augustin
- St. Félix du Cap Rouge
- St. Gérard de Magella
- Ste. Catherine
- Ste. Foye
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 14,336 area in acres, 2,740 total population, 1,436 females in the population, 1,304 males in the population, 947 single (never-married) females, 848 single (never-married) males, 453 families, 421 married males, 419 married females, 122.32 population per square mile, 68 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 22.40 area in square miles, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,641 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 2,684 persons of French origin, 21 persons of British origin (Irish), 17 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 6 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,719 Roman Catholics, 13 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Presbyterians, 2 Lutherans, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 434 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142218
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ancienne-Lorette
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ancienne-Lorette
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). "Ancienne Lorette, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ancienne-lorette-qc190001-1911/.