Bedford, T-V, Quebec (1911 census)
Bedford, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,432. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.113°N, 72.982°W.
Population
In 1911, Bedford, T-V had a population of 1,432: 698 male and 734 female residents. Population density was 109.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,571 |
| 1901 | 1,364 |
| 1911 | 1,432 |
| 1921 | 1,669 |
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, Bedford, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 8,400 area in acres, 1,432 total population, 734 females in the population, 698 males in the population, 398 single (never-married) females, 373 single (never-married) males, 319 families, 302 married males, 291 married females, 109.10 population per square mile, 45 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 13.12 area in square miles, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,364 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 773 persons of French origin, 407 persons of British origin (English), 99 persons of British origin (Irish), 56 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 34 persons of Dutch origin, 34 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 828 Roman Catholics, 303 Anglicans (Church of England), 262 Methodists, 15 Adventists, 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Jews, 4 Presbyterians, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Baptists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 315 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Warren Lynch | 1845–1916 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141987
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford,_Quebec_(city)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Bedford, T-V, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bedford-t-v-qc175012-1911/.