Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1911 census)
Rivière Ouelle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,608. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.447°N, 69.993°W.
Population
In 1911, Rivière Ouelle had a population of 1,608: 829 male and 779 female residents. Population density was 68.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,505 |
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 2,016 |
| 1881 | 2,060 |
| 1891 | 1,972 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 1,608 |
| 1921 | 1,405 |
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, Rivière Ouelle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,608 |
| POP F | 779 |
| POP M | 829 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 69.79 |
| POP TOT | 1,608 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 14,745 |
| AREA SQ MI | 23.04 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 251 |
| F MARRIED | 243 |
| F SINGLE | 504 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 259 |
| FRENCH | 1,603 |
| M MARRIED | 246 |
| M SINGLE | 552 |
| M WIDOWED | 31 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,608 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061002— 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). "Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-ouelle-qc164002-1911/.