Percé, Quebec (1911 census)
Percé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,768. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139032279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.519°N, 64.304°W.
Population
In 1911, Percé had a population of 1,768: 928 male and 840 female residents. Population density was 63.9 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Percé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 17,715 area in acres, 1,768 total population, 928 males in the population, 840 females in the population, 580 single (never-married) males, 501 single (never-married) females, 350 families, 291 married males, 287 married females, 63.88 population per square mile, 49 widowed females, 31 males with marital status not given, 27.68 area in square miles, 26 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given. 1,868 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 1,204 persons of French origin, 320 persons of British origin (Irish), 201 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,527 Roman Catholics, 143 Anglicans (Church of England), 93 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 38 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Methodists, 1 Baptists, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 344 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159022— 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 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). "Percé, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/perc-qc159022-1911/.