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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3433574. 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 69.8 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 14,745 area in acres, 1,608 total population, 829 males in the population, 779 females in the population, 552 single (never-married) males, 504 single (never-married) females, 259 families, 246 married males, 243 married females, 69.79 population per square mile, 32 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 23.04 area in square miles. 1,608 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 1,603 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,608 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 251 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier | 1837–1911 | born here |
| Jean-Marie-Joseph-Pantaléon Pelletier | 1860–1924 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3433574
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-Ouelle
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-Ouelle
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/.