St. Joseph, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Joseph, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,416. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912425. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.045°N, 73.131°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Joseph, VL had a population of 1,416: 714 male and 702 female residents. Population density was 2595.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,416 |
| 1921 | 1,658 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Joseph de Sorel, 1901 (6.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Joseph, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 702 |
| POP M | 714 |
| POP TOT | 1,416 |
Other recorded variables (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 247 |
| F MARRIED | 253 |
| F SINGLE | 423 |
| F WIDOWED | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 269 |
| FRENCH | 1,412 |
| M MARRIED | 256 |
| M SINGLE | 440 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,412 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912425
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, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-vl-qc191014-1911/.