Coffin Island, Quebec (1911 census)
Coffin Island was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 364. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.549°N, 61.575°W.
Population
In 1911, Coffin Island had a population of 364: 191 male and 173 female residents. Population density was 76.7 people per square mile.
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 became part of Grosse Ile, Wolfe Island, Grande Entrée, Byron, etc., 1921 (18.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Coffin Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 173 |
| POP M | 191 |
| POP TOT | 364 |
Other recorded variables (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 99 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 113 |
| BRIT IRISH | 12 |
| DWELLINGS | 60 |
| F MARRIED | 62 |
| F SINGLE | 109 |
| F WIDOWED | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 60 |
| FRENCH | 239 |
| M MARRIED | 64 |
| M SINGLE | 123 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 265 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159003— 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). "Coffin Island, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/coffin-island-qc159003-1911/.