Asbestos, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Asbestos, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,224. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q48785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.776°N, 71.947°W.
Population
In 1911, Asbestos, VL had a population of 2,224: 1,168 male and 1,056 female residents. Population density was 2032.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 783 |
| 1911 | 2,224 |
| 1921 | 2,189 |
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, Asbestos, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,224 total population, 2,032.91 population per square mile, 1,168 males in the population, 1,056 females in the population, 733 single (never-married) males, 700 area in acres, 611 single (never-married) females, 434 families, 422 married males, 409 married females, 35 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 1.09 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females. 783 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 1,992 persons of French origin, 162 persons of British origin (English), 32 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 30 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,026 Roman Catholics, 100 Anglicans (Church of England), 46 Presbyterians, 37 Methodists, 9 Adventists, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Baptists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 323 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q48785
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-des-Sources
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-des-Sources
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). "Asbestos, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/asbestos-vl-qc192027-1911/.