Franklin, Quebec (1911 census)
Franklin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,009. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3082928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.034°N, 73.923°W.
Population
In 1911, Franklin had a population of 1,009: 506 male and 503 female residents. Population density was 36.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,551 |
| 1871 | 1,441 |
| 1881 | 1,221 |
| 1891 | 1,133 |
| 1901 | 1,152 |
| 1911 | 1,009 |
| 1921 | 949 |
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, Franklin 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 17,715 area in acres, 1,009 total population, 506 males in the population, 503 females in the population, 297 single (never-married) males, 286 single (never-married) females, 224 families, 202 married females, 202 married males, 36.45 population per square mile, 27.68 area in square miles, 15 widowed females, 7 widowed males. 1,152 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 598 persons of French origin, 210 persons of British origin (Irish), 152 persons of British origin (English), 43 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 604 Roman Catholics, 177 Methodists, 102 Anglicans (Church of England), 77 Congregationalists, 42 Presbyterians, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Adventists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 221 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058003_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3082928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Franklin, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/franklin-qc161003-1911/.