Bury, Quebec (1911 census)
Bury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,668. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28326460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1911, Bury had a population of 1,668: 915 male and 753 female residents. Population density was 19.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 989 |
| 1871 | 1,215 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,621 |
| 1901 | 1,560 |
| 1911 | 1,668 |
| 1921 | 1,733 |
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, Bury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 55,225 area in acres, 1,668 total population, 915 males in the population, 753 females in the population, 550 single (never-married) males, 393 families, 392 single (never-married) females, 342 married males, 335 married females, 86.29 area in square miles, 26 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 19.33 population per square mile, 3 legally separated males. 1,560 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 820 persons of British origin (English), 302 persons of British origin (Irish), 234 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 225 persons of French origin, 31 persons of Scandinavian origin, 22 persons of German origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 822 Anglicans (Church of England), 311 Roman Catholics, 307 Methodists, 186 Presbyterians, 20 Adventists, 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 13 Baptists, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 378 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28326460
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). "Bury, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bury-qc155002-1911/.