Sawyerville, VL, Quebec (1901 census)
Sawyerville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 428. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 71.568°W.
Population
In 1901, Sawyerville, VL had a population of 428: 224 male and 204 female residents. Population density was 83.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 428 |
| 1911 | 432 |
| 1921 | 518 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Eaton, 1891 (4.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sawyerville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 101 |
| Number of females | 204 |
| Number of males | 224 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 90 |
| Number of single females | 104 |
| Number of single males | 127 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| POP F | 204 |
| POP M | 224 |
| POP TOT | 428 |
| Total population | 428 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 101 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 2,954 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 2,954 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| HOUSES | 101 |
| MARRIED F | 90 |
| MARRIED M | 90 |
| SINGLE F | 104 |
| SINGLE M | 127 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051021— 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 1901 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). "Sawyerville, VL, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sawyerville-vl-qc150018-1901/.