St. Fortunat de Wolfestown, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Fortunat de Wolfestown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,042. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.964°N, 71.604°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Fortunat de Wolfestown had a population of 1,042: 553 male and 489 female residents. Population density was 33.5 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Fortunat de Wolfestown shared boundaries with:
- Chester E. (Ste. Hélène)
- Chester W.-O. (St. Paul)
- Ham N.
- Notre-Dame de Lourdes de Ham
- St. Jacques le Majeur
- Wolfestown
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 866 |
| POP F | 489 |
| POP M | 553 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 33.47 |
| POP TOT | 1,042 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 19,927 |
| AREA SQ MI | 31.14 |
| BRIT IRISH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 172 |
| F MARRIED | 172 |
| F SINGLE | 306 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| FRENCH | 1,033 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 172 |
| M SINGLE | 364 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,041 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099009_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462165
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. Fortunat de Wolfestown, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fortunat-de-wolfestown-qc192012-1911/.