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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138660423. 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 26.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 40,755 area in acres, 1,711 total population, 908 males in the population, 803 females in the population, 588 single (never-married) males, 486 single (never-married) females, 300 married males, 286 families, 285 married females, 63.68 area in square miles, 31 widowed females, 26.86 population per square mile, 20 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,564 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 1,562 persons of French origin, 109 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,678 Roman Catholics, 20 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Presbyterians, 2 Baptists, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 271 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056012_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138660423
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/.