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 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 819 |
| POP F | 481 |
| POP M | 413 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 780.79 |
| POP TOT | 894 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| AREA ACRES | 733 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.15 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 128 |
| F MARRIED | 167 |
| F SINGLE | 291 |
| F WIDOWED | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| FRENCH | 892 |
| M MARRIED | 167 |
| M SINGLE | 229 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 893 |
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/.