Knowlton, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Knowlton, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 865. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q56706968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.223°N, 72.509°W.
Population
In 1911, Knowlton, VL had a population of 865: 387 male and 478 female residents. Population density was 228.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 760 |
| 1911 | 865 |
| 1921 | 841 |
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, Knowlton, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,428 area in acres, 865 total population, 478 females in the population, 387 males in the population, 267 single (never-married) females, 227.99 population per square mile, 201 families, 198 single (never-married) males, 173 married females, 170 married males, 37 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 3.79 area in square miles, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given. 760 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 459 persons of British origin (English), 261 persons of French origin, 58 persons of British origin (Irish), 53 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Greek origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 379 Anglicans (Church of England), 244 Roman Catholics, 188 Methodists, 17 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 15 Adventists, 14 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Presbyterians, 6 Baptists, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 201 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Warren Lynch | 1845–1916 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045010_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q56706968
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowlton_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Knowlton, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/knowlton-vl-qc149008-1911/.