Compton, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Compton, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 382. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138228646. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 71.827°W.
Population
In 1911, Compton, VL had a population of 382: 174 male and 208 female residents. Population density was 76.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 457 |
| 1911 | 382 |
| 1921 | 486 |
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, Compton, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,200 area in acres, 382 total population, 208 females in the population, 174 males in the population, 125 single (never-married) females, 97 single (never-married) males, 93 families, 76.40 population per square mile, 71 married males, 69 married females, 14 widowed females, 5 area in square miles, 5 widowed males, 1 divorced males. 457 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 245 persons of French origin, 96 persons of British origin (English), 16 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 261 Roman Catholics, 68 Anglicans (Church of England), 48 Methodists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Presbyterians, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 84 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138228646
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). "Compton, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/compton-vl-qc155023-1911/.