St. Ambroise, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Ambroise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,501. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.088°N, 73.582°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Ambroise had a population of 1,501: 742 male and 759 female residents. Population density was 36.4 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 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,712 |
| POP F | 759 |
| POP M | 742 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 28.96 |
| POP TOT | 1,501 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 6 |
| AREA ACRES | 33,170 |
| AREA SQ MI | 51.83 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 12 |
| BRIT IRISH | 18 |
| DWELLINGS | 268 |
| F MARRIED | 245 |
| F SINGLE | 479 |
| F WIDOWED | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 273 |
| FRENCH | 1,470 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 244 |
| M SINGLE | 480 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 8 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,487 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163002— 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 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). "St. Ambroise, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ambroise-qc163002-1911/.