Cap Chat, Quebec (1911 census)
Cap Chat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,469. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.072°N, 66.639°W.
Population
In 1911, Cap Chat had a population of 1,469: 745 male and 724 female residents. Population density was 13.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 966 |
| 1861 | 450 |
| 1871 | 930 |
| 1881 | 1,427 |
| 1891 | 1,237 |
| 1901 | 1,416 |
| 1911 | 1,469 |
| 1921 | 1,897 |
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, Cap Chat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 70,144 area in acres, 1,469 total population, 745 males in the population, 724 females in the population, 505 single (never-married) males, 486 single (never-married) females, 232 families, 220 married females, 220 married males, 109.60 area in square miles, 20 widowed males, 18 widowed females, 13.40 population per square mile. 1,416 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 1,459 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,460 Roman Catholics, 5 Presbyterians, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 209 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242728
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). "Cap Chat, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-chat-qc159001-1911/.