St. Samuel de Gayhurst, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Samuel de Gayhurst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.735°N, 70.833°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Samuel de Gayhurst had a population of 1,351: 682 male and 669 female residents. Population density was 26.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 889 |
| 1901 | 1,366 |
| 1911 | 1,351 |
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 was contained in St. Samuel de Gayhurst, 1901 (78.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Samuel de Gayhurst shared boundaries with:
- St. Hilaire de Dorset
- St. Hubert de Spalding
- St. Ludger
- St. Sébastien d'Aylmer
- Ste. Cécile de Whitton
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,366 |
| POP F | 669 |
| POP M | 682 |
| POP TOT | 1,351 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DWELLINGS | 221 |
| F MARRIED | 207 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 440 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 238 |
| FRENCH | 1,339 |
| M MARRIED | 207 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 464 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| POLISH | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,345 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144025— 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 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. Samuel de Gayhurst, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-samuel-de-gayhurst-qc144025-1911/.