St. Eloi, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Eloi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 970. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106814642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.032°N, 69.195°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Eloi had a population of 970: 493 male and 477 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,397 |
| 1871 | 1,134 |
| 1881 | 1,193 |
| 1891 | 913 |
| 1901 | 970 |
| 1911 | 929 |
| 1921 | 900 |
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. Eloi 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 970 total population, 493 males, 477 females, 335 single males, 318 single females, 144 married females, 141 married males, 137 families, 17 widowed males, 15 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 128 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 15,155 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Lapointe | 1876–1941 | born here |
| Adélard Godbout | 1892–1956 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106814642
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. Eloi, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eloi-qc196014-1901/.