Piastre Baie, Quebec (1911 census)
Piastre Baie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 253. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.334°N, 62.462°W.
Population
In 1911, Piastre Baie had a population of 253: 124 male and 129 female residents. Population density was 0.7 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ile Michon, 1921 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Aquanish, 1921 (61.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ile Beets, 1921 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Watshihu, 1921 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Beth Chain, 1921 (37.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Piastre Baie 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 (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 129 |
| POP M | 124 |
| POP TOT | 253 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BELGIAN | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 44 |
| F MARRIED | 52 |
| F SINGLE | 75 |
| F WIDOWED | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 56 |
| FRENCH | 245 |
| M MARRIED | 53 |
| M SINGLE | 65 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 251 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154060— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154060— 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). "Piastre Baie, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/piastre-baie-qc154060-1911/.