St. Ambroise, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Ambroise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,712. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.088°N, 73.582°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Ambroise had a population of 1,712: 882 male and 830 female residents. Population density was 41.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,189 |
| 1871 | 1,868 |
| 1881 | 1,786 |
| 1891 | 1,706 |
| 1901 | 1,712 |
| 1911 | 1,501 |
| 1921 | 1,459 |
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. Ambroise shared boundaries with:
- St. Alphonse
- St. Charles Borromée
- St. Liguori
- St. Patrice de Rawdon
- Ste. Béatrice
- Ste. Elizabeth
- Ste. Mélanie
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 | 330 |
| Number of females | 830 |
| Number of males | 882 |
| Number of married females | 259 |
| Number of married males | 257 |
| Number of single females | 535 |
| Number of single males | 586 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| POP F | 830 |
| POP M | 882 |
| POP TOT | 1,712 |
| Total population | 1,712 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 307 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 33,170 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 33,170 |
| FAMILIES | 330 |
| HOUSES | 307 |
| MARRIED F | 259 |
| MARRIED M | 257 |
| SINGLE F | 535 |
| SINGLE M | 586 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060003— 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. Ambroise, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ambroise-qc158003-1901/.