St. Placide, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Placide was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 888. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.542°N, 74.196°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Placide had a population of 888: 448 male and 440 female residents. Population density was 51.8 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Placide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 946 |
| POP F | 440 |
| POP M | 448 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 51.86 |
| POP TOT | 888 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 10 |
| AREA ACRES | 10,959 |
| AREA SQ MI | 17.12 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 170 |
| F MARRIED | 134 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 277 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FRENCH | 877 |
| M MARRIED | 134 |
| M SINGLE | 300 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 877 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156010— 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 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. Placide, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-placide-qc156010-1911/.