St. Philémon, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Philémon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,216. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.661°N, 70.436°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Philémon had a population of 1,216: 614 male and 602 female residents. Population density was 20.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,216 |
| 1921 | 1,238 |
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. Philémon shared boundaries with:
- Notre-Dame de Buckland
- Rolette, Panet & Talon
- St. Cajetan d'Armagh
- St. Léon de Standon
- St. Magloire (Rioux, Bellechasse, Daaquam)
- St. Paul de Montminy
- Ste. Euphémie d'Armagh
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 37,795 area in acres, 1,216 total population, 614 males in the population, 602 females in the population, 406 single (never-married) males, 394 single (never-married) females, 205 families, 200 married females, 198 married males, 59.05 area in square miles, 20.59 population per square mile, 10 widowed males, 8 widowed females. 968 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 1,216 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,216 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 197 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146011— 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 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. Philémon, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-phil-mon-qc146011-1911/.