Blake, Quebec (1911 census)
Blake was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 262. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28535114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.098°N, 75.781°W.
Population
In 1911, Blake had a population of 262: 141 male and 121 female residents. Population density was 3.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 70 |
| 1911 | 262 |
| 1921 | 218 |
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 Bigelow & Blake, 1901 (72.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Blake, 1921 (43.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Blake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 44,134 area in acres, 262 total population, 141 males in the population, 121 females in the population, 98 single (never-married) males, 76 single (never-married) females, 68.96 area in square miles, 40 families, 40 married males, 39 married females, 6 widowed females, 3.80 population per square mile, 3 widowed males. 162 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 249 persons of French origin, 10 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 251 Roman Catholics, 8 Methodists, 3 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 39 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062004_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28535114
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). "Blake, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/blake-qc165004-1911/.