Preston, Quebec (1911 census)
Preston was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 214. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244489. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.038°N, 75.119°W.
Population
In 1911, Preston had a population of 214: 116 male and 98 female residents. Population density was 2.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 65 |
| 1901 | 193 |
| 1911 | 214 |
| 1921 | 264 |
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, Preston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 51,629 area in acres, 214 total population, 116 males in the population, 98 females in the population, 80.67 area in square miles, 77 single (never-married) males, 63 single (never-married) females, 39 families, 33 married females, 33 married males, 6 widowed males, 2.65 population per square mile, 2 widowed females. 193 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 195 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 16 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.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 211 Roman Catholics, 3 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 38 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062044— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244489
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). "Preston, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/preston-qc165036-1911/.