Cowansville, Village, Quebec (1901 census)
Cowansville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 699. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142107. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.206°N, 72.748°W.
Population
In 1901, Cowansville, Village had a population of 699: 349 male and 350 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 639 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 881 |
| 1921 | 1,094 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Cowansville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 699 total population, 350 females, 349 males, 208 single males, 200 single females, 158 families, 130 married males, 128 married females, 22 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 147 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 900 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142107
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowansville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowansville
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Cowansville, Village, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cowansville-village-qc170002-1901/.