St. Irénée, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Irénée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,290. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.575°N, 70.246°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Irénée had a population of 1,290: 653 male and 637 female residents. Population density was 68.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 998 |
| 1871 | 997 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,152 |
| 1901 | 1,059 |
| 1911 | 1,290 |
| 1921 | 1,052 |
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. Irénée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 12,083 area in acres, 1,290 total population, 653 males in the population, 637 females in the population, 408 single (never-married) males, 397 single (never-married) females, 259 families, 228 married males, 207 married females, 68.33 population per square mile, 33 widowed females, 18.88 area in square miles, 15 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given. 1,059 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 1,280 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,289 Roman Catholics, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 211 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier | 1839–1920 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912301
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. Irénée, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ir-n-e-qc152009-1911/.