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 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, (mission)
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Rose de Watford
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 403 total population, 215 males, 188 females, 144 single males, 115 single females, 83 families, 71 married males, 69 married females, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 82 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 64,971 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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/.