St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Polycarpe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,327. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.300°N, 74.315°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Polycarpe had a population of 1,327: 678 male and 649 female residents. Population density was 46.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,298 area in acres, 1,327 total population, 678 males in the population, 649 females in the population, 453 single (never-married) males, 408 single (never-married) females, 247 families, 213 married males, 209 married females, 46.41 population per square mile, 31 widowed females, 28.59 area in square miles, 11 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,515 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 1,314 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,323 Roman Catholics, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Presbyterians, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 223 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Anson McKim | 1855–1917 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC199004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912724
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. Polycarpe, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-qc199004-1911/.