Gentilly, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Gentilly, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 430. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.404°N, 72.274°W.
Population
In 1911, Gentilly, VL had a population of 430: 198 male and 232 female residents. Population density was 2047.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 430 |
| 1921 | 423 |
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 Gentilly, 1901 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gentilly, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,047.62 population per square mile, 430 total population, 232 females in the population, 198 males in the population, 135 area in acres, 135 single (never-married) females, 119 single (never-married) males, 93 families, 76 married females, 74 married males, 21 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.21 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 430 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 430 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 87 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078027— 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). "Gentilly, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gentilly-vl-qc184024-1911/.