St. Colomban, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Colomban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 291. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.739°N, 74.140°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Colomban had a population of 291: 155 male and 136 female residents. Population density was 11.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 896 |
| 1871 | 676 |
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1891 | 395 |
| 1901 | 324 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1921 | 297 |
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. Colomban shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 16,122 area in acres, 291 total population, 155 males in the population, 136 females in the population, 100 single (never-married) males, 75 single (never-married) females, 61 families, 52 married males, 51 married females, 25.19 area in square miles, 11.55 population per square mile, 9 widowed females, 3 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 324 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 158 persons of British origin (Irish), 116 persons of French origin, 10 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 268 Roman Catholics, 12 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Methodists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 59 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052005_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912026
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. Colomban, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomban-qc156005-1911/.