St. Marcel, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Marcel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.856°N, 72.893°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Marcel had a population of 942: 486 male and 456 female residents. Population density was 46.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,213 |
| 1871 | 1,222 |
| 1881 | 1,330 |
| 1891 | 1,169 |
| 1901 | 942 |
| 1911 | 876 |
| 1921 | 784 |
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. Marcel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 456 |
| Number of males | 486 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of single females | 269 |
| Number of single males | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP F | 456 |
| POP M | 486 |
| POP TOT | 942 |
| Total population | 942 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 178 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 18,020 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 18,020 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 200 |
| HOUSES | 178 |
| MARRIED F | 170 |
| MARRIED M | 169 |
| SINGLE F | 269 |
| SINGLE M | 304 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082005— 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. Marcel, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marcel-qc138010-1901/.