St. Philémon, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Philémon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 968. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.661°N, 70.436°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Philémon had a population of 968: 494 male and 474 female residents. Population density was 16.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 707 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 1,216 |
| 1921 | 1,238 |
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 contained St. Philémon, 1891 (83.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Philémon shared boundaries with:
- Montminy, Rolette & Panet
- Notre-Dame de Buckland
- St. Cajetan d'Armagh
- St. Léon de Standon
- St. Magloire (Rioux, Bellechasse, Daaquam)
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 169 |
| Number of females | 474 |
| Number of males | 494 |
| Number of married females | 168 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of single females | 297 |
| Number of single males | 317 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP F | 474 |
| POP M | 494 |
| POP TOT | 968 |
| Total population | 968 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 156 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 37,795 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 37,795 |
| FAMILIES | 169 |
| HOUSES | 156 |
| MARRIED F | 168 |
| MARRIED M | 165 |
| SINGLE F | 297 |
| SINGLE M | 317 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912678
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. Philémon, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-phil-mon-qc141011-1901/.