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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3202686. 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 26.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,440 |
| 1891 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 1,202 |
| 1911 | 1,189 |
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 29,150 area in acres, 1,189 total population, 598 females in the population, 591 males in the population, 400 single (never-married) males, 385 single (never-married) females, 227 families, 170 married males, 169 married females, 45.55 area in square miles, 41 widowed females, 26.10 population per square mile, 18 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given. 1,202 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 963 persons of French origin, 173 persons of British origin (Irish), 31 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 22 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,025 Roman Catholics, 99 Anglicans (Church of England), 41 Congregationalists, 24 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 226 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Annette Saint-Amant | 1892–1928 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3202686
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Avenir,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Avenir_(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). "L'Avenir, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-avenir-qc158010-1911/.