L’Anse du Cap, Quebec (1911 census)
L’Anse du Cap was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,510. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.459°N, 64.407°W.
Population
In 1911, L’Anse du Cap had a population of 2,510: 1,315 male and 1,195 female residents. Population density was 47.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,533 |
| 1881 | 1,490 |
| 1891 | 1,497 |
| 1901 | 2,294 |
| 1911 | 2,510 |
| 1921 | 2,503 |
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, L’Anse du Cap 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 33,792 area in acres, 2,510 total population, 1,315 males in the population, 1,195 females in the population, 867 single (never-married) males, 731 single (never-married) females, 412 married males, 402 families, 402 married females, 62 widowed females, 52.80 area in square miles, 47.54 population per square mile, 34 widowed males, 2 legally separated males. 2,294 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 1,977 persons of French origin, 282 persons of British origin (English), 187 persons of British origin (Irish), 62 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,290 Roman Catholics, 219 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 385 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "L’Anse du Cap, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-anse-du-cap-qc159017-1911/.