Bécancour, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Bécancour, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 311. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.346°N, 72.439°W.
Population
In 1911, Bécancour, VL had a population of 311: 163 male and 148 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 311 |
| 1921 | 262 |
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 Bécancour, 1901 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bécancour, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 311 total population, 163 males in the population, 148 females in the population, 98 single (never-married) males, 81 single (never-married) females, 76 families, 57 married males, 56 married females, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 307 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 311 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 65 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875509
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9cancour,_Quebec_(community)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9cancour_(village)
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). "Bécancour, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/b-cancour-vl-qc184023-1911/.