Pointe aux Esquimaux, Quebec (1911 census)

Pointe aux Esquimaux was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.256°N, 63.674°W.

Population

In 1911, Pointe aux Esquimaux had a population of 838: 465 male and 373 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

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.

Earlier boundary forms

• In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Pointe aux Esquimaux, 1901 (13.1% share).

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Ile au Marteau, 1921 (6.2% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Pointe aux Esquimaux, 1921 (93.8% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911

In the 1911 census, Pointe aux Esquimaux shared boundaries with:

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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 838 total population, 465 males in the population, 373 females in the population, 290 single (never-married) males, 194 single (never-married) females, 181 families, 157 married females, 155 married males, 21 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 1 divorced females. 1,818 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 787 persons of French origin, 33 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)

Religion (1911). This community's record includes 838 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)

Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 144 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC154061 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC086070 — 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). "Pointe aux Esquimaux, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-aux-esquimaux-qc154061-1911/.