Elgin, Quebec (1911 census)
Elgin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 714. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29921023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.020°N, 74.233°W.
Population
In 1911, Elgin had a population of 714: 383 male and 331 female residents. Population density was 13.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,069 |
| 1871 | 1,121 |
| 1881 | 1,048 |
| 1891 | 915 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 714 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Elgin 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 33,163 area in acres, 714 total population, 383 males in the population, 331 females in the population, 251 single (never-married) males, 189 single (never-married) females, 155 families, 114 married males, 113 married females, 51.82 area in square miles, 29 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 13.78 population per square mile. 795 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 345 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 176 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of British origin (English), 67 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 394 Presbyterians, 172 Roman Catholics, 86 Methodists, 61 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 175 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29921023
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). "Elgin, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/elgin-qc161002-1911/.