Princeville, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Princeville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 752. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.169°N, 71.879°W.
Population
In 1911, Princeville, Village had a population of 752: 350 male and 402 female residents. Population density was 752.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 511 |
| 1881 | 699 |
| 1891 | 837 |
| 1901 | 742 |
| 1911 | 752 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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, Princeville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 752 population per square mile, 752 total population, 640 area in acres, 402 females in the population, 350 males in the population, 224 single (never-married) females, 191 single (never-married) males, 176 married females, 175 families, 159 married males, 1 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 widowed females. 742 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 750 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 751 Roman Catholics, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 175 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| L.-P. (Louis-Pierre) Gravel | 1868–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142516
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeville
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). "Princeville, Village, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/princeville-village-qc158039-1911/.