La Providence, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
La Providence, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.614°N, 72.938°W.
Population
In 1911, La Providence, VL had a population of 894: 413 male and 481 female residents. Population density was 780.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 819 |
| 1911 | 894 |
| 1921 | 1,078 |
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, La Providence, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 894 total population, 780.79 population per square mile, 733 area in acres, 481 females in the population, 413 males in the population, 291 single (never-married) females, 229 single (never-married) males, 171 families, 167 married females, 167 married males, 23 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 1.15 area in square miles. 819 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 892 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 893 Roman Catholics, 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 128 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091013_1901— 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). "La Providence, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-providence-vl-qc195013-1911/.