St. Elzéar, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Elzéar was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,235. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462113. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.397°N, 71.078°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Elzéar had a population of 1,235: 621 male and 614 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,305 |
| 1871 | 2,129 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | 1,247 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 1,175 |
| 1921 | 1,128 |
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. Elzéar 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 1,235 total population, 621 males, 614 females, 418 single males, 398 single females, 196 families, 196 married males, 195 married females, 21 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 192 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 22,323 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462113
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Elz%C3%A9ar,_Chaudi%C3%A8re-Appalaches,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Elz%C3%A9ar_(La_Nouvelle-Beauce)
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. Elzéar, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elz-ar-qc139007-1901/.