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 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 density was 46.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 3,303 |
| 1881 | 3,262 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
| 1921 | 1,018 |
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
- Notre Dame de Stanbridge
- Notre Dame des Anges
- St. Athanase
- St. Grégoire
- St. Sébastien
- Ste. Anne de Sabrevois
- Ste. Brigide
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 | 327 |
| Number of females | 810 |
| Number of males | 798 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 286 |
| Number of single females | 496 |
| Number of single males | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| POP F | 810 |
| POP M | 798 |
| POP TOT | 1,608 |
| Total population | 1,608 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 320 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 15,136 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 15,136 |
| FAMILIES | 327 |
| HOUSES | 320 |
| MARRIED F | 284 |
| MARRIED M | 286 |
| SINGLE F | 496 |
| SINGLE M | 477 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059001_1861— 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). "St. Alexandre, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexandre-qc191011-1901/.