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 14.3 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:
- Aubert Gallion (St. Georges)
- St. François
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.)
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Rose de Watford
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 403 |
| POP F | 327 |
| POP M | 385 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.01 |
| POP TOT | 712 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 35 |
| AREA ACRES | 64,971 |
| AREA SQ MI | 101.52 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 38 |
| DWELLINGS | 131 |
| F MARRIED | 115 |
| F SINGLE | 202 |
| F WIDOWED | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| FRENCH | 673 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 116 |
| M SINGLE | 260 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 676 |
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/.