St. Octave de Métis, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Octave de Métis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,550. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.607°N, 68.047°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Octave de Métis had a population of 1,550: 777 male and 773 female residents. Population density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,499 |
| 1911 | 1,550 |
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. Octave de Métis, 1901 (42.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Octave de Métis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 34,611 area in acres, 1,550 total population, 777 males in the population, 773 females in the population, 511 single (never-married) females, 510 single (never-married) males, 273 families, 238 married males, 235 married females, 54.08 area in square miles, 28.66 population per square mile, 28 widowed males, 26 widowed females, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,499 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 1,380 persons of French origin, 154 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,395 Roman Catholics, 142 Presbyterians, 11 Methodists, 2 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 251 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193030— 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 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. Octave de Métis, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-octave-de-m-tis-qc193030-1911/.