Grande Rivière, Quebec (1911 census)
Grande Rivière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,711. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.433°N, 64.528°W.
Population
In 1911, Grande Rivière had a population of 1,711: 908 male and 803 female residents. Population density was 54.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 689 |
| 1861 | 879 |
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 2,150 |
| 1891 | 2,348 |
| 1901 | 1,564 |
| 1911 | 1,711 |
| 1921 | 2,059 |
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, Grande Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,564 |
| POP F | 803 |
| POP M | 908 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 26.86 |
| POP TOT | 1,711 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 20 |
| AREA ACRES | 40,755 |
| AREA SQ MI | 63.68 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 15 |
| BRIT IRISH | 109 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 271 |
| F MARRIED | 285 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 486 |
| F WIDOWED | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 286 |
| FRENCH | 1,562 |
| GERMAN | 13 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 300 |
| M SINGLE | 588 |
| M WIDOWED | 20 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 8 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,678 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056012— 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). "Grande Rivière, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grande-rivi-re-qc159011-1911/.