St. Célestin, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Célestin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,380. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911983. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.206°N, 72.408°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Célestin had a population of 1,380: 710 male and 670 female residents. Population density was 41.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 468 |
| 1861 | 1,355 |
| 1871 | 1,609 |
| 1881 | 1,656 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,320 |
| 1911 | 1,380 |
| 1921 | 1,135 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Célestin, 1901 (94.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Célestin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,534 area in acres, 1,380 total population, 710 males in the population, 670 females in the population, 455 single (never-married) males, 419 single (never-married) females, 248 families, 228 married males, 217 married females, 41.01 population per square mile, 34 widowed females, 33.65 area in square miles, 27 widowed males. 1,320 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 1,380 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,380 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 246 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911983
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. Célestin, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-lestin-qc184008-1911/.