Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier), Quebec (1911 census)
Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier) was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.310°N, 70.608°W.
Population
In 1911, Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier) had a population of 1,083: 555 male and 528 female residents. Population density was 8.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 855 |
| 1911 | 1,083 |
| 1921 | 982 |
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, Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 855 |
| POP F | 528 |
| POP M | 555 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 8.77 |
| POP TOT | 1,083 |
Other recorded variables (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 79,053 |
| AREA SQ MI | 123.52 |
| DWELLINGS | 149 |
| F MARRIED | 160 |
| F SINGLE | 346 |
| F WIDOWED | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| FRENCH | 1,083 |
| M MARRIED | 161 |
| M SINGLE | 382 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,083 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048005_1901— 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). "Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier), Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/petite-rivi-re-st-fran-ois-xavier-qc152005-1911/.