St. Athanase, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Athanase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.310°N, 73.216°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Athanase had a population of 772: 384 male and 388 female residents. Population density was 28.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,682 |
| 1861 | 2,602 |
| 1871 | 2,139 |
| 1881 | 1,857 |
| 1891 | 1,028 |
| 1901 | 764 |
| 1911 | 772 |
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. Athanase shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 17,580 area in acres, 772 total population, 388 females in the population, 384 males in the population, 255 single (never-married) females, 254 single (never-married) males, 147 families, 120 married females, 120 married males, 28.10 population per square mile, 27.47 area in square miles, 12 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1 legally separated females. 764 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 761 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 767 Roman Catholics, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Presbyterians, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 136 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC196002— 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. Athanase, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-athanase-qc196002-1911/.