Hincks, Quebec (1911 census)
Hincks was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 733. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.970°N, 75.863°W.
Population
In 1911, Hincks had a population of 733: 410 male and 323 female residents. Population density was 7.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 262 |
| 1871 | 406 |
| 1881 | 495 |
| 1891 | 522 |
| 1901 | 782 |
| 1911 | 733 |
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, Hincks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 60,100 area in acres, 733 total population, 410 males in the population, 323 females in the population, 290 single (never-married) males, 202 single (never-married) females, 114 families, 108 married males, 106 married females, 93.91 area in square miles, 15 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 7.81 population per square mile. 782 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 585 persons of French origin, 117 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 3 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). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 695 Roman Catholics, 35 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 107 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC205009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243269
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). "Hincks, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hincks-qc205009-1911/.