Plessisville, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Plessisville, VL was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,559. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 71.775°W.
Population
In 1911, Plessisville, VL had a population of 1,559: 738 male and 821 female residents. Population density was 1067.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,559 |
| 1921 | 2,032 |
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, Plessisville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,586 |
| POP F | 821 |
| POP M | 738 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,067.08 |
| POP TOT | 1,559 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 935 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.46 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 320 |
| F MARRIED | 281 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 492 |
| F WIDOWED | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 343 |
| FRENCH | 1,556 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 281 |
| M SINGLE | 429 |
| M WIDOWED | 27 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,556 |
| SWISS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071026— 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). "Plessisville, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/plessisville-vl-qc174023-1911/.