St. Sévère, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Sévère was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 895. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.375°N, 72.914°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Sévère had a population of 895: 460 male and 435 female residents. Population density was 71.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 936 |
| 1871 | 822 |
| 1881 | 888 |
| 1891 | 972 |
| 1901 | 864 |
| 1911 | 895 |
| 1921 | 890 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Sévère, 1901 (93.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Sévère, 1921 (93.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Sévère shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 7,987 area in acres, 895 total population, 460 males in the population, 435 females in the population, 301 single (never-married) males, 276 single (never-married) females, 150 families, 148 married females, 148 married males, 71.72 population per square mile, 12.48 area in square miles, 11 widowed females, 11 widowed males. 864 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 895 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 895 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 148 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC203009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9v%C3%A8re,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9v%C3%A8re
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. Sévère, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-v-re-qc203009-1911/.