St. Benjamin, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Benjamin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 712. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911927. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.270°N, 70.592°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Benjamin had a population of 712: 385 male and 327 female residents. Population density was 7.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Benjamin shared boundaries with:
- St. François
- St. Georges
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Prosper (Mission)
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Rose de Watford
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 64,971 area in acres, 712 total population, 385 males in the population, 327 females in the population, 260 single (never-married) males, 202 single (never-married) females, 144 families, 116 married males, 115 married females, 101.52 area in square miles, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 7.01 population per square mile, 1 divorced males. 403 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 673 persons of French origin, 38 persons of British origin (English). 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 676 Roman Catholics, 35 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 131 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157003— 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 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. Benjamin, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benjamin-qc157003-1911/.