St. Elzéar, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Elzéar was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,175. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462113. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.397°N, 71.078°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Elzéar had a population of 1,175: 605 male and 570 female residents. Population density was 15.0 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Elzéar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,000 area in acres, 1,175 total population, 605 males in the population, 570 females in the population, 407 single (never-married) males, 365 single (never-married) females, 188 families, 186 married females, 185 married males, 78.12 area in square miles, 18 widowed females, 15.04 population per square mile, 12 widowed males, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 1,235 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,175 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,175 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 183 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elz-ar-qc144006-1911/.