St. Denis, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 806. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462069. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.495°N, 69.932°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Denis had a population of 806: 393 male and 413 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 980 |
| 1881 | 950 |
| 1891 | 909 |
| 1901 | 806 |
| 1911 | — |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Denis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 806 total population, 413 females, 393 males, 270 single females, 257 single males, 137 families, 119 married males, 118 married females, 25 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 137 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 8,807 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles-Eusèbe Dionne | 1846–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC164007_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462069
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis-De_La_Bouteillerie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis-De_La_Bouteillerie
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. Denis, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-denis-qc159008-1901/.