St. Donat, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Donat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 802. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462098. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.491°N, 68.245°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Donat had a population of 802: 402 male and 400 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 819 |
| 1881 | 914 |
| 1891 | 760 |
| 1901 | 802 |
| 1911 | 922 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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. Donat shared boundaries with:
- Neigette
- St. Anaclet
- St. Gabriel & St. Marcellin
- St. Joseph de Lepage
- Ste. Angèle de Merrici
- Ste. Flavie
- Ste. Luce
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 802 total population, 402 males, 400 females, 268 single males, 262 single females, 145 families, 128 married females, 125 married males, 10 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 121 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 21,709 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462098
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Donat,_Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Donat_(La_Mitis)
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. Donat, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-donat-qc188016-1901/.