Kingsey Falls, Quebec (1911 census)
Kingsey Falls was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 851. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.856°N, 72.096°W.
Population
In 1911, Kingsey Falls had a population of 851: 441 male and 410 female residents. Population density was 53.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 764 |
| 1891 | 924 |
| 1901 | 866 |
| 1911 | 851 |
| 1921 | 947 |
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 contained Kingsey Falls, 1901 (88.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Kingsey Falls, 1921 (85.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Kingsey Falls shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 10,137 area in acres, 851 total population, 441 males in the population, 410 females in the population, 260 single (never-married) males, 238 single (never-married) females, 172 families, 160 married males, 157 married females, 53.72 population per square mile, 21 widowed males, 15.84 area in square miles, 15 widowed females. 866 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 629 persons of French origin, 88 persons of British origin (Irish), 74 persons of British origin (English), 56 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 627 Roman Catholics, 108 Methodists, 82 Anglicans (Church of England), 20 Adventists, 9 Baptists, 5 Presbyterians, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 171 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Marie-Victorin | 1885–1944 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054005_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141968
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsey_Falls
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsey_Falls
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). "Kingsey Falls, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kingsey-falls-qc158009-1911/.