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 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 density was 21.8 people per square mile.
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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 145 |
| Number of females | 400 |
| Number of males | 402 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of single females | 262 |
| Number of single males | 268 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP F | 400 |
| POP M | 402 |
| POP TOT | 802 |
| Total population | 802 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 121 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 21,709 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 21,709 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| HOUSES | 121 |
| MARRIED F | 128 |
| MARRIED M | 125 |
| SINGLE F | 262 |
| SINGLE M | 268 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
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: 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. Donat, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-donat-qc188016-1901/.