St. Lazare, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Lazare was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,287. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.642°N, 70.779°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Lazare had a population of 1,287: 619 male and 668 female residents. Population density was 30.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,698 |
| 1861 | 2,083 |
| 1871 | 2,063 |
| 1881 | 2,353 |
| 1891 | 1,322 |
| 1901 | 1,287 |
| 1911 | 1,360 |
| 1921 | 1,153 |
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. Lazare 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 | 278 |
| Number of females | 668 |
| Number of males | 619 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 238 |
| Number of single females | 399 |
| Number of single males | 370 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 668 |
| POP M | 619 |
| POP TOT | 1,287 |
| Total population | 1,287 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 260 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 26,428 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 26,428 |
| FAMILIES | 278 |
| HOUSES | 260 |
| MARRIED F | 241 |
| MARRIED M | 238 |
| SINGLE F | 399 |
| SINGLE M | 370 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Lazare, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lazare-qc141007-1901/.