Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier), Quebec (1911 census)
Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,083. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3377323. 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 79,053 area in acres, 1,083 total population, 555 males in the population, 528 females in the population, 382 single (never-married) males, 346 single (never-married) females, 171 families, 161 married males, 160 married females, 123.52 area in square miles, 22 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 8.77 population per square mile. 855 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 1,083 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,083 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 149 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: Q3377323
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite-Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite-Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois
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/.