Drummondville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)
Drummondville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,725. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.884°N, 72.477°W.
Population
In 1911, Drummondville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,725: 846 male and 879 female residents. Population density was 849.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 900 |
| 1891 | 1,955 |
| 1901 | 1,450 |
| 1911 | 1,725 |
| 1921 | 2,852 |
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, Drummondville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,725 total population, 1,300 area in acres, 879 females in the population, 849.75 population per square mile, 846 males in the population, 525 single (never-married) females, 518 single (never-married) males, 319 families, 303 married males, 302 married females, 51 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 2.03 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,450 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 1,605 persons of French origin, 57 persons of British origin (English), 38 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,638 Roman Catholics, 59 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Jews, 6 Methodists, 4 Baptists, 4 Presbyterians, 3 Congregationalists, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 285 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141940
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummondville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummondville
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). "Drummondville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/drummondville-town-ville-qc158034-1911/.