St. Charles de Caplan, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Charles de Caplan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,990. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.162°N, 65.650°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Charles de Caplan had a population of 1,990: 1,006 male and 984 female residents. Population density was 22.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,069 |
| 1891 | 1,305 |
| 1901 | 1,990 |
| 1911 | 1,756 |
| 1921 | 1,646 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Charles de Caplan, 1911 (63.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Alphonse de Caplan, 1911 (36.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Charles de Caplan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 324 |
| Number of females | 984 |
| Number of males | 1,006 |
| Number of married females | 317 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of single females | 630 |
| Number of single males | 678 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 984 |
| POP M | 1,006 |
| POP TOT | 1,990 |
| Total population | 1,990 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 302 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 49,767 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 49,767 |
| FAMILIES | 324 |
| HOUSES | 302 |
| MARRIED F | 317 |
| MARRIED M | 317 |
| SINGLE F | 630 |
| SINGLE M | 678 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815622
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. Charles de Caplan, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-de-caplan-qc143013-1901/.