Cowansville, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Cowansville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.206°N, 72.748°W.
Population
In 1911, Cowansville, Village had a population of 881: 436 male and 445 female residents. Population density was 622.6 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Cowansville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 699 |
| POP F | 445 |
| POP M | 436 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 626.60 |
| POP TOT | 881 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 285 |
| AREA ACRES | 900 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.41 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 284 |
| BRIT IRISH | 103 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 60 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 124 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 184 |
| F MARRIED | 163 |
| F SINGLE | 254 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FRENCH | 315 |
| GERMAN | 5 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 162 |
| M SINGLE | 260 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 101 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 17 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 336 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 107 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072016— 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). "Cowansville, Village, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cowansville-village-qc175014-1911/.