Pierreville, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Pierreville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,363. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3387912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.068°N, 72.805°W.
Population
In 1911, Pierreville, VL had a population of 1,363: 658 male and 705 female residents. Population density was 7442.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,745 |
| 1871 | 3,116 |
| 1891 | 1,297 |
| 1901 | 1,108 |
| 1911 | 1,363 |
| 1921 | 1,394 |
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, Pierreville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 7,442.62 population per square mile, 1,363 total population, 705 females in the population, 658 males in the population, 439 single (never-married) females, 410 single (never-married) males, 258 families, 231 married males, 229 married females, 117 area in acres, 37 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 0.18 area in square miles. 1,108 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 1,349 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of German origin. 9 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,361 Roman Catholics, 2 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 241 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC206015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3387912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierreville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierreville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Pierreville, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pierreville-vl-qc206015-1911/.