St. Benjamin, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Benjamin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 403. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911927. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.270°N, 70.592°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Benjamin had a population of 403: 215 male and 188 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 403 |
| 1911 | 712 |
| 1921 | 981 |
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. Benjamin shared boundaries with:
- St. François
- St. George
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.)
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Rose de Watford
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 83 |
| Number of females | 188 |
| Number of males | 215 |
| Number of married females | 69 |
| Number of married males | 71 |
| Number of single females | 115 |
| Number of single males | 144 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| POP F | 188 |
| POP M | 215 |
| POP TOT | 403 |
| Total population | 403 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 82 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 64,971 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 64,971 |
| FAMILIES | 83 |
| HOUSES | 82 |
| MARRIED F | 69 |
| MARRIED M | 71 |
| SINGLE F | 115 |
| SINGLE M | 144 |
| WIDOWED F | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911927
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. Benjamin, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benjamin-qc152002-1901/.