Percé, Quebec (1901 census)
Percé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,868. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139032279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.519°N, 64.304°W.
Population
In 1901, Percé had a population of 1,868: 966 male and 902 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,720 |
| 1871 | 1,743 |
| 1881 | 1,805 |
| 1891 | 1,800 |
| 1901 | 1,868 |
| 1911 | 1,768 |
| 1921 | 1,472 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Percé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,868 total population, 966 males, 902 females, 639 single males, 561 single females, 312 families, 300 married males, 289 married females, 52 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 288 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 17,715 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139032279
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Percé, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/perc-qc154018-1901/.