St. Esprit, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Esprit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,392. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.904°N, 73.669°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Esprit had a population of 1,392: 679 male and 713 female residents. Population density was 65.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,980 |
| 1861 | 1,820 |
| 1871 | 1,537 |
| 1881 | 1,685 |
| 1891 | 1,419 |
| 1901 | 1,392 |
| 1911 | 1,401 |
| 1921 | 1,504 |
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. Esprit shared boundaries with:
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 | 275 |
| Number of females | 713 |
| Number of males | 679 |
| Number of married females | 225 |
| Number of married males | 228 |
| Number of single females | 449 |
| Number of single males | 433 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 713 |
| POP M | 679 |
| POP TOT | 1,392 |
| Total population | 1,392 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 274 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 13,841 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 13,841 |
| FAMILIES | 275 |
| HOUSES | 274 |
| MARRIED F | 225 |
| MARRIED M | 228 |
| SINGLE F | 449 |
| SINGLE M | 433 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073005— 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. Esprit, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-esprit-qc171005-1901/.