Maria, Quebec (1911 census)
Maria was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,457. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28154590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 66.002°W.
Population
In 1911, Maria had a population of 2,457: 1,256 male and 1,201 female residents. Population density was 33.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,349 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 2,138 |
| 1881 | 2,298 |
| 1901 | 2,460 |
| 1911 | 2,457 |
| 1921 | 1,946 |
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, Maria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,207 area in acres, 2,457 total population, 1,256 males in the population, 1,201 females in the population, 853 single (never-married) males, 771 single (never-married) females, 369 families, 369 married males, 362 married females, 73.76 area in square miles, 67 widowed females, 33.32 population per square mile, 33 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,460 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 1,939 persons of French origin, 157 persons of British origin (Irish), 148 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 99 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (other). 112 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,278 Roman Catholics, 128 Presbyterians, 32 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 12 Brethren, 6 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 368 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28154590
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). "Maria, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-qc148007-1911/.