Repentigny, Quebec (1911 census)
Repentigny was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 639. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.756°N, 73.444°W.
Population
In 1911, Repentigny had a population of 639: 320 male and 319 female residents. Population density was 76.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,879 |
| 1861 | 773 |
| 1871 | 880 |
| 1881 | 813 |
| 1891 | 693 |
| 1901 | 611 |
| 1911 | 639 |
| 1921 | 673 |
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, Repentigny shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,383 area in acres, 639 total population, 320 males in the population, 319 females in the population, 208 single (never-married) males, 195 single (never-married) females, 121 families, 103 married males, 102 married females, 75.97 population per square mile, 22 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 8.41 area in square miles. 611 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 615 persons of French origin, 8 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 636 Roman Catholics, 3 Presbyterians, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 110 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Marchand | 1890–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139427
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repentigny
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repentigny_(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). "Repentigny, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/repentigny-qc167004-1911/.