Charlesbourg, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Charlesbourg, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,127. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660491. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.868°N, 71.278°W.
Population
In 1911, Charlesbourg, VL had a population of 2,127: 1,088 male and 1,039 female residents. Population density was 74.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,063 |
| 1861 | 2,447 |
| 1871 | 2,403 |
| 1881 | 2,333 |
| 1891 | 2,328 |
| 1901 | 2,512 |
| 1911 | 2,127 |
| 1921 | 1,267 |
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 Charlesbourg, VL, 1901 (58.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Charles de Charlesbourg, 1921 (51.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Charlesbourg, VL, 1921 (21.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Charles de Charlesbourg E., 1921 (27.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Charlesbourg, VL shared boundaries with:
- Beauport
- Notre Dame des Laurentides
- Petite Rivière
- Québec, ward-quartier Limoilou
- Québec, ward-quartier Stadacona
- St. Ambroise
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,330 area in acres, 2,127 total population, 1,088 males in the population, 1,039 females in the population, 727 single (never-married) males, 669 single (never-married) females, 374 families, 329 married males, 320 married females, 74.26 population per square mile, 48 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 28.64 area in square miles, 2 legally separated females, 2 legally separated males. 2,512 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 2,052 persons of French origin, 41 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Italian origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,112 Roman Catholics, 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Presbyterians, 3 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 359 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660491
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlesbourg,_Quebec_City
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlesbourg
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). "Charlesbourg, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/charlesbourg-vl-qc190003-1911/.