Litchfield, Quebec (1911 census)
Litchfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,382. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3256534. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.788°N, 76.596°W.
Population
In 1911, Litchfield had a population of 1,382: 706 male and 676 female residents. Population density was 17.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 756 |
| 1861 | 1,044 |
| 1871 | 1,243 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | 1,382 |
| 1921 | 1,236 |
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, Litchfield shared boundaries with:
- Bryson, VL
- Campbells Bay, VL
- Clarendon
- Leslie, Clapham & Huddersfield
- Mansfield & Pontefract
- Portage du Fort, VL
- Thorne
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 51,748 area in acres, 1,382 total population, 706 males in the population, 676 females in the population, 468 single (never-married) males, 429 single (never-married) females, 243 families, 220 married females, 219 married males, 80.86 area in square miles, 25 widowed females, 17.09 population per square mile, 16 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 1,814 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 933 persons of British origin (Irish), 305 persons of French origin, 100 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of Polish origin, 8 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,026 Roman Catholics, 143 Presbyterians, 137 Methodists, 71 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 232 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3256534
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_(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). "Litchfield, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/litchfield-qc185016-1911/.