Bedford, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)
Bedford, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,364 |
| POP F | 734 |
| POP M | 698 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 109.10 |
| POP TOT | 1,432 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 15 |
| ANGLICANS | 303 |
| AREA ACRES | 8,400 |
| AREA SQ MI | 13.12 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 407 |
| BRIT IRISH | 99 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 56 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | V |
| DUTCH | 34 |
| DWELLINGS | 315 |
| F MARRIED | 291 |
| F SINGLE | 398 |
| F WIDOWED | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 319 |
| FRENCH | 773 |
| GERMAN | 34 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 8 |
| JEWS | 8 |
| M MARRIED | 302 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 373 |
| M WIDOWED | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 262 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 828 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 15 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
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
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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bedford-town-ville-qc175012-1911/.