Ely S., Quebec (1911 census)
Ely S. was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 72.343°W.
Population
In 1911, Ely S. had a population of 1,766: 909 male and 857 female residents. Population density was 33.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,766 |
| 1921 | 1,797 |
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, Ely S. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 33,849 area in acres, 1,766 total population, 909 males in the population, 857 females in the population, 577 single (never-married) males, 516 single (never-married) females, 339 families, 312 married males, 309 married females, 52.89 area in square miles, 33.77 population per square mile, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated males. 1,643 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 1,635 persons of French origin, 93 persons of British origin (English), 27 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,594 Roman Catholics, 60 Anglicans (Church of England), 42 Baptists, 37 Presbyterians, 32 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 314 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087002— 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). "Ely S., Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ely-s-qc197001-1911/.