Masson, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Masson, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.543°N, 75.420°W.
Population
In 1911, Masson, VL had a population of 1,034: 516 male and 518 female residents. Population density was 388.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,012 |
| 1911 | 1,034 |
| 1921 | 950 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Masson, VL, 1901 (66.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Masson, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,700 area in acres, 1,034 total population, 518 females in the population, 516 males in the population, 388.72 population per square mile, 336 single (never-married) males, 330 single (never-married) females, 190 families, 171 married males, 166 married females, 21 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 2.66 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,012 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 944 persons of French origin, 61 persons of British origin (Irish), 27 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,002 Roman Catholics, 19 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 13 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 187 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165053— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062063— 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). "Masson, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/masson-vl-qc165053-1911/.