St. Pamphile, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Pamphile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,257. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.923°N, 69.864°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Pamphile had a population of 2,257: 1,205 male and 1,052 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,041 |
| 1901 | 1,307 |
| 1911 | 2,257 |
| 1921 | 2,271 |
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. Adalbert (Leverrier & Casgrain), 1921 (49.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Pamphile, 1921 (50.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Pamphile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 120,853 area in acres, 2,257 total population, 1,205 males in the population, 1,052 females in the population, 821 single (never-married) males, 682 single (never-married) females, 375 families, 358 married males, 351 married females, 188.83 area in square miles, 24 widowed males, 19 widowed females, 11.95 population per square mile, 2 divorced males. 1,307 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 2,220 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of British origin (English). 15 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,255 Roman Catholics, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 342 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142165
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pamphile
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pamphile
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. Pamphile, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pamphile-qc170009-1911/.