St. Pierre les Becquets, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Pierre les Becquets was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,007. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463195. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.465°N, 72.169°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Pierre les Becquets had a population of 2,007: 995 male and 1,012 female residents. Population density was 73.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,942 |
| 1881 | 2,578 |
| 1891 | 2,274 |
| 1901 | 1,847 |
| 1911 | 2,007 |
| 1921 | 1,217 |
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 Ste. Cécile de Lévrard, 1921 (40.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Pierre les Becquets, 1921 (59.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Pierre les Becquets shared boundaries with:
- Deschaillons, VL
- Gentilly
- St. Jacques de Parisville
- St. Jean Deschaillons
- Ste. Philomène
- Ste. Sophie de Lévrard
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 17,408 area in acres, 2,007 total population, 1,012 females in the population, 995 males in the population, 636 single (never-married) females, 605 single (never-married) males, 356 families, 356 married males, 335 married females, 73.79 population per square mile, 41 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 27.20 area in square miles, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,847 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 2,007 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,007 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 346 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463195
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets
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. Pierre les Becquets, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-les-becquets-qc184016-1911/.