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 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 51.8 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,416 |
| POP F | 724 |
| POP M | 745 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 13.40 |
| POP TOT | 1,469 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| AREA ACRES | 70,144 |
| AREA SQ MI | 109.60 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 209 |
| F MARRIED | 220 |
| F SINGLE | 486 |
| F WIDOWED | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| FRENCH | 1,459 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 220 |
| M SINGLE | 505 |
| M WIDOWED | 20 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,460 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.