L'Avenir, Quebec (1911 census)
L'Avenir was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.748°N, 72.314°W.
Population
In 1911, L'Avenir had a population of 1,189: 591 male and 598 female residents. Population density was 27.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,716 |
| 1881 | 1,440 |
| 1891 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 1,202 |
| 1911 | 1,189 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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'Avenir shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,202 |
| POP F | 598 |
| POP M | 591 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 26.10 |
| POP TOT | 1,189 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 99 |
| AREA ACRES | 29,150 |
| AREA SQ MI | 45.55 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 22 |
| BRIT IRISH | 173 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 31 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 41 |
| DWELLINGS | 226 |
| F MARRIED | 169 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 385 |
| F WIDOWED | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 227 |
| FRENCH | 963 |
| M MARRIED | 170 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 400 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 24 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,025 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054006_1871— 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'Avenir, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-avenir-qc158010-1911/.