St. Basile, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.524°N, 73.276°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Basile had a population of 700: 360 male and 340 female residents. Population density was 48.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Basile shared boundaries with:
- Beloeil, T-V
- Belœil
- Cap Santé
- Chambly
- Portneuf
- St. Bruno
- St. Raymond
- Ste. Christine
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
- Ste. Julie
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 690 |
| POP F | 340 |
| POP M | 360 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 51.47 |
| POP TOT | 700 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 8,704 |
| AREA SQ MI | 13.60 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 131 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 115 |
| F SINGLE | 212 |
| F WIDOWED | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FRENCH | 687 |
| M MARRIED | 114 |
| M SINGLE | 232 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 10 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 690 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150004— 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 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. Basile, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-basile-qc150004-1911/.