Hartwell, Quebec (1911 census)
Hartwell was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,011. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243255. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.918°N, 75.125°W.
Population
In 1911, Hartwell had a population of 1,011: 512 male and 499 female residents. Population density was 14.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 290 |
| 1881 | 727 |
| 1891 | 1,204 |
| 1901 | 1,460 |
| 1911 | 1,011 |
| 1921 | 909 |
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 Hartwell, 1901 (93.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Hartwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 46,027 area in acres, 1,011 total population, 512 males in the population, 499 females in the population, 343 single (never-married) males, 326 single (never-married) females, 169 families, 155 married males, 154 married females, 71.92 area in square miles, 19 widowed females, 14.06 population per square mile, 14 widowed males. 1,460 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 989 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of German origin. 13 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 961 Roman Catholics, 44 Presbyterians, 6 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 158 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243255
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). "Hartwell, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hartwell-qc165014-1911/.