St. Desiré, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Desiré was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.998°N, 71.313°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Desiré had a population of 1,316: 774 male and 542 female residents. Population density was 24.0 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Desiré shared boundaries with:
- D'Israeli
- Ireland N.
- Ireland S.
- Kingsville (Thetford Mines), Village
- St. Méthode d'Adstock
- St. Vital de Lambton
- Thetford, South—Sud
- Wolfestown
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 | 217 |
| Number of females | 542 |
| Number of males | 774 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of single females | 323 |
| Number of single males | 529 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| POP F | 542 |
| POP M | 774 |
| POP TOT | 1,316 |
| Total population | 1,316 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 217 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 35,215 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 35,215 |
| FAMILIES | 217 |
| HOUSES | 217 |
| MARRIED F | 210 |
| MARRIED M | 231 |
| SINGLE F | 323 |
| SINGLE M | 529 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Desiré, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-desir-qc169014-1901/.