St. Hilaire, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Hilaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,309. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.562°N, 73.173°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Hilaire had a population of 1,309: 624 male and 685 female residents. Population density was 65.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,251 |
| 1901 | 1,275 |
| 1911 | 1,309 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Hilaire, VL, 1921 (10.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Hilaire, 1921 (89.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Hilaire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 12,738 area in acres, 1,309 total population, 685 females in the population, 624 males in the population, 400 single (never-married) females, 374 single (never-married) males, 270 families, 234 married females, 231 married males, 65.77 population per square mile, 43 widowed females, 19.90 area in square miles, 18 widowed males, 8 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,275 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,257 persons of French origin, 20 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 6 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,286 Roman Catholics, 10 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Jews, 3 Baptists, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 258 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Paul-Émile Borduas | 1905–1960 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC194005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC194005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912275
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. Hilaire, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hilaire-qc194005-1911/.