St. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Odilon de Cranbourne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,300. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q290436. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.351°N, 70.664°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Odilon de Cranbourne had a population of 1,300: 688 male and 612 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 997 |
| 1901 | 1,300 |
| 1911 | 1,541 |
| 1921 | 1,426 |
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. Odilon de Cranbourne, 1891 (69.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Odilon de Cranbourne shared boundaries with:
- St. Benjamin
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. François
- St. Joseph
- St. Léon de Standon
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,300 total population, 688 males, 612 females, 463 single males, 387 single females, 246 families, 216 married males, 207 married females, 18 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 238 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 32,434 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper-Edmond Lessard | 1873–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053018_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q290436
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
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. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-odilon-de-cranbourne-qc152013-1901/.