Beauharnois, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)
Beauharnois, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,015. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139109. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.313°N, 73.879°W.
Population
In 1911, Beauharnois, Town—Ville had a population of 2,015: 981 male and 1,034 female residents. Population density was 2503.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,423 |
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,590 |
| 1901 | 1,976 |
| 1911 | 2,015 |
| 1921 | 2,250 |
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, Beauharnois, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,503.11 population per square mile, 2,015 total population, 1,034 females in the population, 981 males in the population, 629 single (never-married) females, 605 single (never-married) males, 515 area in acres, 386 families, 344 married males, 325 married females, 78 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given, 0.81 area in square miles. 1,976 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 1,912 persons of French origin, 45 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 44 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,922 Roman Catholics, 57 Presbyterians, 36 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 355 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041008_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139109
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauharnois,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauharnois_(ville)
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). "Beauharnois, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beauharnois-town-ville-qc145007-1911/.