St. Alexandre, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Alexandre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,608. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461713. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.230°N, 73.114°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Alexandre had a population of 1,608: 798 male and 810 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 3,303 |
| 1881 | 3,262 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | — |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Alexandre shared boundaries with:
- Farnham, West—Ouest
- Notre-Dame de Stanbridge, Village
- Notre-Dame des Anges
- St. Athanase
- St. Grégoire le Grand
- St. Sébastien
- Ste. Anne de Sabrevois
- Ste. Brigitte
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 1,608 total population, 810 females, 798 males, 496 single females, 477 single males, 327 families, 286 married males, 284 married females, 35 widowed males, 30 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 320 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 15,136 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC196001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461713
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre_(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). "St. Alexandre, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexandre-qc191011-1901/.