Cap de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1911 census)
Cap de la Magdeleine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,101. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2936979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.401°N, 72.503°W.
Population
In 1911, Cap de la Magdeleine had a population of 2,101: 1,080 male and 1,021 female residents. Population density was 106.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,027 |
| 1871 | 1,226 |
| 1881 | 1,437 |
| 1891 | 1,289 |
| 1901 | 1,464 |
| 1911 | 2,101 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cap de la Madeleine, T-V, 1921 (31.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Marthe du Cap de la Madeleine, 1921 (69.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cap de la Magdeleine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 12,679 area in acres, 2,101 total population, 1,080 males in the population, 1,021 females in the population, 662 single (never-married) males, 630 single (never-married) females, 383 married males, 376 families, 353 married females, 106.05 population per square mile, 35 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 19.81 area in square miles, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given. 1,464 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 2,057 persons of French origin, 35 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,075 Roman Catholics, 14 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Presbyterians, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 324 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Julien-Augustin Bédard | 1858–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC151001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2936979
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-de-la-Madeleine
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-de-la-Madeleine
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 de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-de-la-magdeleine-qc151001-1911/.