Garthby, Quebec (1901 census)
Garthby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 527. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.842°N, 71.431°W.
Population
In 1901, Garthby had a population of 527: 281 male and 246 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 275 |
| 1881 | 792 |
| 1901 | 527 |
| 1911 | 474 |
| 1921 | 509 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Garthby & d’Israëli, 1891 (44.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Garthby shared boundaries with:
- Beaulac, VL
- D'Israeli
- Ham, North—Nord
- Lake Weedon, VL
- St. Joseph de Ham S.
- St. Julien de Wolfestown
- Stratford
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 527 total population, 281 males, 246 females, 187 single males, 148 single females, 97 families, 94 married females, 92 married males, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 79 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 26,378 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099003_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243199
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Garthby, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/garthby-qc187019-1901/.