St. Jean Baptiste, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Jean Baptiste was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,298. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 73.118°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Jean Baptiste had a population of 1,298: 678 male and 620 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,455 |
| 1901 | 1,298 |
| 1911 | 1,246 |
| 1921 | 1,128 |
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. Jean Baptiste shared boundaries with:
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 | 260 |
| Number of females | 620 |
| Number of males | 678 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 225 |
| Number of single females | 375 |
| Number of single males | 431 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| POP F | 620 |
| POP M | 678 |
| POP TOT | 1,298 |
| Total population | 1,298 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 249 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 17,550 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 17,550 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| HOUSES | 249 |
| MARRIED F | 220 |
| MARRIED M | 225 |
| SINGLE F | 375 |
| SINGLE M | 431 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC189010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462497
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. Jean Baptiste, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-baptiste-qc189010-1901/.