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 density was 55.2 people per square mile.
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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 475 |
| Number of males | 471 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of single females | 309 |
| Number of single males | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 475 |
| POP M | 471 |
| POP TOT | 946 |
| Total population | 946 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 170 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 10,959 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 10,959 |
| FAMILIES | 170 |
| HOUSES | 170 |
| MARRIED F | 144 |
| MARRIED M | 145 |
| SINGLE F | 309 |
| SINGLE M | 308 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
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/.