St. Joseph d'Alma pr, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Joseph d'Alma pr was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,512. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141973. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.550°N, 71.661°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Joseph d'Alma pr had a population of 1,512: 780 male and 732 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,305 |
| 1911 | 1,512 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph d'Alma, VL, 1921 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Joseph d'Alma pr shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,512 total population, 780 males in the population, 732 females in the population, 545 single (never-married) males, 481 single (never-married) females, 228 families, 225 married males, 223 married females, 28 widowed females, 10 widowed males. 1,305 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 1,512 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,512 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 198 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Lapointe | 1860–1924 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141973
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Joseph d'Alma pr, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-d-alma-pr-qc154031-1911/.