Gaspé, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Gaspé, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.840°N, 64.507°W.
Population
In 1911, Gaspé, Village had a population of 606: 292 male and 314 female residents. Population density was 227.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 174 |
| 1891 | 307 |
| 1901 | 454 |
| 1911 | 606 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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, Gaspé, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,703 area in acres, 606 total population, 314 females in the population, 292 males in the population, 227.73 population per square mile, 203 single (never-married) females, 195 single (never-married) males, 102 families, 93 married females, 93 married males, 18 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 2.66 area in square miles. 454 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 289 persons of British origin (English), 213 persons of French origin, 50 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 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 298 Roman Catholics, 215 Anglicans (Church of England), 61 Methodists, 17 Baptists, 14 Presbyterians, 1 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 101 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Wakeham | 1844–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141903
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasp%C3%A9,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasp%C3%A9_(ville)
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). "Gaspé, Village, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gasp-village-qc159027-1911/.