Rock Island, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Rock Island, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 861. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.009°N, 72.096°W.
Population
In 1911, Rock Island, VL had a population of 861: 393 male and 468 female residents. Population density was 1015.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 615 |
| 1911 | 861 |
| 1921 | 1,442 |
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, Rock Island, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 615 |
| POP F | 468 |
| POP M | 393 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,377.60 |
| POP TOT | 861 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 61 |
| ANGLICANS | 109 |
| AREA ACRES | 400 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.62 |
| BAPTISTS | 13 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 399 |
| BRIT IRISH | 65 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 4 |
| CHINESE | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 98 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 151 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 165 |
| F SINGLE | 273 |
| F WIDOWED | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| FRENCH | 388 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 172 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 203 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 78 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 452 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC200014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090016— 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). "Rock Island, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rock-island-vl-qc200014-1911/.