St. Nicolas, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Nicolas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,543. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.686°N, 71.380°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Nicolas had a population of 1,543: 780 male and 763 female residents. Population density was 42.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,719 |
| 1861 | 2,219 |
| 1871 | 2,356 |
| 1881 | 2,246 |
| 1891 | 1,768 |
| 1901 | 1,627 |
| 1911 | 1,543 |
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. Nicholas S., 1921 (57.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Nicholas, 1921 (42.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Nicolas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,040 area in acres, 1,543 total population, 780 males in the population, 763 females in the population, 506 single (never-married) females, 506 single (never-married) males, 317 families, 249 married males, 227 married females, 42.86 population per square mile, 36 area in square miles, 30 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,627 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 1,538 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,543 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 291 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Costigan | 1835–1916 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169011_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463051
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. Nicolas, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-nicolas-qc169011-1911/.