St. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Urbain Premier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,021. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.210°N, 73.734°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Urbain Premier had a population of 1,021: 509 male and 512 female residents. Population density was 30.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 1,666 |
| 1881 | 1,317 |
| 1891 | 1,318 |
| 1901 | 1,222 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 1,014 |
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. Urbain Premier shared boundaries with:
- St. Isidore
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Rémi
- Ste. Clothilde
- Ste. Martine
- Ste. Philomène
- Très-St. Sacrement
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,647 area in acres, 1,021 total population, 512 females in the population, 509 males in the population, 315 single (never-married) males, 313 single (never-married) females, 190 families, 174 married females, 172 married males, 33.82 area in square miles, 30.19 population per square mile, 23 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 1,222 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 981 persons of French origin, 27 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 982 Roman Catholics, 39 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 181 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Pierre Gadbois | 1868–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049008_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463460
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Urbain-Premier
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Urbain-Premier
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. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-premier-qc153008-1911/.