Montebello, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Montebello, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 954. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1945995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.657°N, 74.945°W.
Population
In 1911, Montebello, VL had a population of 954: 501 male and 453 female residents. Population density was 375.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 597 |
| 1891 | 754 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 954 |
| 1921 | 977 |
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, Montebello, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,623 area in acres, 954 total population, 501 males in the population, 453 females in the population, 375.59 population per square mile, 336 single (never-married) males, 276 single (never-married) females, 180 families, 153 married males, 148 married females, 29 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 2.54 area in square miles. 795 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 907 persons of French origin, 39 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 918 Roman Catholics, 19 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Presbyterians, 4 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 167 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Talbot Mercer Papineau | 1883–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165054— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062064— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1945995
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montebello,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montebello_(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). "Montebello, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montebello-vl-qc165054-1911/.