Sawyerville, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Sawyerville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 432. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q55445908. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 71.568°W.
Population
In 1911, Sawyerville, VL had a population of 432: 220 male and 212 female residents. Population density was 93.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sawyerville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,954 area in acres, 432 total population, 220 males in the population, 212 females in the population, 116 single (never-married) males, 106 families, 102 single (never-married) females, 95 married males, 93.61 population per square mile, 93 married females, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 4.62 area in square miles, 1 legally separated males. 428 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 138 persons of British origin (Irish), 132 persons of British origin (English), 77 persons of French origin, 65 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 169 Methodists, 88 Roman Catholics, 64 Anglicans (Church of England), 51 Presbyterians, 40 Baptists, 13 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 106 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155026— 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 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). "Sawyerville, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sawyerville-vl-qc155026-1911/.