St. Placide, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Placide was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.542°N, 74.196°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Placide had a population of 946: 471 male and 475 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,230 |
| 1861 | 1,479 |
| 1871 | 1,172 |
| 1881 | 1,116 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 946 |
| 1911 | 888 |
| 1921 | 819 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Placide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 946 total population, 475 females, 471 males, 309 single females, 308 single males, 170 families, 145 married males, 144 married females, 22 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 170 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 10,959 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| ÉMile Miller | 1884–1922 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912722
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. Placide, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-placide-qc151011-1901/.