St. Gilles, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Gilles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 796. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.498°N, 71.377°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Gilles had a population of 796: 392 male and 404 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,203 |
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 648 |
| 1891 | 631 |
| 1901 | 796 |
| 1911 | 900 |
| 1921 | 808 |
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. Gilles shared boundaries with:
- St. Agapit, VL
- St. Apollinaire
- St. Etienne de Lauzon
- St. Flavien, VL
- St. Lambert de Lauzon
- St. Narcisse
- St. Patrice
- Ste. Agathe
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 796 total population, 404 females, 392 males, 251 single females, 249 single males, 147 families, 134 married males, 131 married females, 22 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 142 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 42,962 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912257
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. Gilles, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gilles-qc166011-1901/.