St. Basile, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 690. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.524°N, 73.276°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Basile had a population of 690: 367 male and 323 female residents. Population density was 48.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 1,950 |
| 1881 | 700 |
| 1891 | 683 |
| 1891 | 1,912 |
| 1901 | 690 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 700 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 1921 | 641 |
| 1921 | 2,465 |
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. Basile shared boundaries with:
- Beloeil
- Cap Santé
- Chambly
- Portneuf
- St. Bruno
- St. Raymond
- Ste. Christine
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
- Ste. Julie
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 | 118 |
| Number of females | 323 |
| Number of males | 367 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of single females | 205 |
| Number of single males | 247 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP F | 323 |
| POP M | 367 |
| POP TOT | 690 |
| Total population | 690 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 117 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 8,704 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 8,704 |
| FAMILIES | 118 |
| HOUSES | 117 |
| MARRIED F | 106 |
| MARRIED M | 107 |
| SINGLE F | 205 |
| SINGLE M | 247 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080011_1871— 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. Basile, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-basile-qc145008-1901/.