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 |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,365 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,235 |
| POP F | 570 |
| POP M | 605 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 15.04 |
| POP TOT | 1,175 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 50,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 78.12 |
| DWELLINGS | 183 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 186 |
| F SINGLE | 365 |
| F WIDOWED | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 188 |
| FRENCH | 1,175 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 185 |
| M SINGLE | 407 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,175 |
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
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/.