St. Fortunat de Wolfestown, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Fortunat de Wolfestown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.964°N, 71.604°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Fortunat de Wolfestown had a population of 866: 460 male and 406 female residents. Population density was 28.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 842 |
| 1891 | 1,024 |
| 1901 | 866 |
| 1911 | 1,042 |
| 1921 | 908 |
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. Fortunat de Wolfestown shared boundaries with:
- Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène)
- Chester, West—Ouest (St. Paul)
- Ham N.
- Notre-Dame de Lourdes de Ham
- St. Julien de Wolfestown
- Wolfestown
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 406 |
| Number of males | 460 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of single females | 236 |
| Number of single males | 279 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| POP F | 406 |
| POP M | 460 |
| POP TOT | 866 |
| Total population | 866 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 185 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 19,927 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 19,927 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| HOUSES | 185 |
| MARRIED F | 160 |
| MARRIED M | 171 |
| SINGLE F | 236 |
| SINGLE M | 279 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099009— 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. Fortunat de Wolfestown, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fortunat-de-wolfestown-qc187026-1901/.