St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Polycarpe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.300°N, 74.315°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Polycarpe had a population of 1,515: 782 male and 733 female residents. Population density was 50.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,141 |
| 1861 | 3,178 |
| 1871 | 3,992 |
| 1881 | 2,603 |
| 1891 | 1,734 |
| 1901 | 1,515 |
| 1911 | 1,327 |
| 1921 | 1,477 |
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. Polycarpe shared boundaries with:
- Côteau Stn., VL
- St. Clet
- St. Ignace
- St. Polycarpe, Village
- St. Télesphore
- St. Zotique
- Ste. Justine de Newton
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 | 253 |
| Number of females | 733 |
| Number of males | 782 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 242 |
| Number of single females | 465 |
| Number of single males | 522 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 733 |
| POP M | 782 |
| POP TOT | 1,515 |
| Total population | 1,515 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 253 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 18,298 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 18,298 |
| FAMILIES | 253 |
| HOUSES | 253 |
| MARRIED F | 235 |
| MARRIED M | 242 |
| SINGLE F | 465 |
| SINGLE M | 522 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC194008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Polycarpe, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-qc194008-1901/.