St. Jérôme, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Jérôme, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,473. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.781°N, 74.009°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Jérôme, Town—Ville had a population of 3,473: 1,610 male and 1,863 female residents. Population density was 828.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,032 |
| 1891 | 2,868 |
| 1901 | 3,619 |
| 1911 | 3,473 |
| 1921 | 5,491 |
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. Jérôme, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,473 total population, 2,682 area in acres, 1,863 females in the population, 1,610 males in the population, 1,143 single (never-married) females, 961 single (never-married) males, 828.88 population per square mile, 708 families, 610 married males, 607 married females, 109 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 4.19 area in square miles, 2 divorced females, 2 legally separated females. 3,619 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 3,369 persons of French origin, 29 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 15 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,418 Roman Catholics, 28 Presbyterians, 15 Jews, 5 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Lutherans, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 695 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wilfrid-Bruno Nantel | 1855–1940 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC202016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912399
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. Jérôme, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-r-me-town-ville-qc202016-1911/.