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 density was 11.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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
- St. Apollinaire
- St. Etienne de Lauzon
- St. Flavien
- St. Lambert de Lauzon
- St. Narcisse
- St. Patrice
- Ste. Agathe
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 | 147 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 392 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of single females | 251 |
| Number of single males | 249 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP F | 404 |
| POP M | 392 |
| POP TOT | 796 |
| Total population | 796 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 142 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 42,962 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 42,962 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| HOUSES | 142 |
| MARRIED F | 131 |
| MARRIED M | 134 |
| SINGLE F | 251 |
| SINGLE M | 249 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
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/.