St. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Odilon de Cranbourne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,541. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q290436. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.351°N, 70.664°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Odilon de Cranbourne had a population of 1,541: 807 male and 734 female residents. Population density was 30.4 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 32,434 area in acres, 1,541 total population, 807 males in the population, 734 females in the population, 543 single (never-married) males, 467 single (never-married) females, 278 families, 246 married males, 239 married females, 50.68 area in square miles, 30.41 population per square mile, 26 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 2 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 1,300 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 1,343 persons of French origin, 163 persons of British origin (Irish), 17 persons of British origin (English), 16 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,521 Roman Catholics, 20 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 268 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper-Edmond Lessard | 1873–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157016— 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 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. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-odilon-de-cranbourne-qc157016-1911/.