Ascot, Quebec (1901 census)
Ascot was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,702. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.370°N, 71.861°W.
Population
In 1901, Ascot had a population of 3,702: 1,944 male and 1,758 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,970 |
| 1891 | 3,934 |
| 1901 | 3,702 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ascot, 1911 (90.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ascot t-v, 1911 (9.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ascot shared boundaries with:
- Brompton
- Compton
- Eaton
- Hatley
- Lennoxville, Village
- Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier
- Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier
- Stoke
- Waterville, Village
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,702 total population, 1,944 males, 1,758 females, 1,214 single males, 1,007 single females, 714 families, 680 married males, 671 married females, 79 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 697 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 54,416 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242331
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Ascot, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ascot-qc193001-1901/.