St. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Jean, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,903. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.304°N, 73.262°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Jean, Town—Ville had a population of 5,903: 2,959 male and 2,944 female residents. Population density was 3595.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,317 |
| 1871 | 3,022 |
| 1881 | 4,314 |
| 1891 | 4,722 |
| 1901 | 4,030 |
| 1911 | 5,903 |
| 1921 | 7,734 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,030 |
| POP F | 2,944 |
| POP M | 2,959 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3,595.01 |
| POP TOT | 5,903 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 341 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,051 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.64 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 525 |
| BRIT IRISH | 164 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 60 |
| CHINESE | 9 |
| CSD TYPE | V |
| DWELLINGS | 1,061 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,019 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 11 |
| F SINGLE | 1,734 |
| F WIDOWED | 178 |
| FAMILIES | 1,157 |
| FRENCH | 5,016 |
| GERMAN | 14 |
| GREEK | 7 |
| ITALIAN | 22 |
| JEWISH | 31 |
| JEWS | 31 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 1,051 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 31 |
| M SINGLE | 1,795 |
| M WIDOWED | 80 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 135 |
| POLISH | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 44 |
| PROTESTANTS | 36 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 5,276 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 33 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092009_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141977
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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-town-ville-qc196016-1911/.