Paspébiac, Quebec (1911 census)
Paspébiac was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,994. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141663. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.105°N, 65.291°W.
Population
In 1911, Paspébiac had a population of 1,994: 1,029 male and 965 female residents. Population density was 22.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,568 |
| 1901 | 1,759 |
| 1911 | 1,994 |
| 1921 | 2,110 |
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, Paspébiac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 56,013 area in acres, 1,994 total population, 1,029 males in the population, 965 females in the population, 653 single (never-married) males, 571 single (never-married) females, 359 families, 359 married males, 350 married females, 87.52 area in square miles, 43 widowed females, 22.78 population per square mile, 17 widowed males, 1 legally separated females. 1,759 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 1,748 persons of French origin, 240 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,784 Roman Catholics, 130 Anglicans (Church of England), 77 Presbyterians, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mennonites, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 325 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Woodburn Blaylock | 1878–1928 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141663
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasp%C3%A9biac
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasp%C3%A9biac_(ville)
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). "Paspébiac, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pasp-biac-qc148012-1911/.