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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q55445908. 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 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 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 428 total population, 224 males, 204 females, 127 single males, 104 single females, 101 families, 90 married females, 90 married males, 10 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 101 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 2,954 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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: Q55445908
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawyerville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.