Plaisance, Quebec (1911 census)
Plaisance was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 631. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3391043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.622°N, 75.109°W.
Population
In 1911, Plaisance had a population of 631: 331 male and 300 female residents. Population density was 54.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 634 |
| 1911 | 631 |
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, Plaisance shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 7,360 area in acres, 631 total population, 331 males in the population, 300 females in the population, 218 single (never-married) males, 189 single (never-married) females, 111 families, 102 married males, 100 married females, 54.87 population per square mile, 11.50 area in square miles, 11 widowed females, 11 widowed males. 634 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 549 persons of French origin, 42 persons of British origin (English), 26 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 548 Roman Catholics, 45 Baptists, 28 Methodists, 6 Presbyterians, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 103 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC165032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3391043
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaisance,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaisance_(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). "Plaisance, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/plaisance-qc165032-1911/.