St. Jean Port Joli, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Jean Port Joli was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,213. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462513. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.196°N, 70.249°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Jean Port Joli had a population of 2,213: 1,124 male and 1,089 female residents. Population density was 82.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,496 |
| 1871 | 2,436 |
| 1881 | 2,622 |
| 1891 | 2,171 |
| 1901 | 2,261 |
| 1911 | 2,213 |
| 1921 | 2,022 |
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. Jean Port Joli 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 17,203 area in acres, 2,213 total population, 1,124 males in the population, 1,089 females in the population, 759 single (never-married) males, 704 single (never-married) females, 366 families, 326 married males, 320 married females, 82.33 population per square mile, 65 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 26.88 area in square miles, 1 legally separated males. 2,261 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 2,209 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,210 Roman Catholics, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 359 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salluste Duval | 1852–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462513
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
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. Jean Port Joli, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-port-joli-qc170006-1911/.