Ascension, Quebec (1911 census)
Ascension was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.566°N, 74.820°W.
Population
In 1911, Ascension had a population of 520: 283 male and 237 female residents. Population density was 4.1 people per square mile.
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 St. Donat & Chilton, 1901 (27.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ascension shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 237 |
| POP M | 283 |
| POP TOT | 520 |
Other recorded variables (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENGLISH | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 97 |
| F MARRIED | 89 |
| F SINGLE | 144 |
| F WIDOWED | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 97 |
| FRENCH | 513 |
| M MARRIED | 89 |
| M SINGLE | 185 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| PROTESTANTS | 8 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 512 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Ascension, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ascension-qc176001-1911/.