St. Urbain, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Urbain was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,221. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.601°N, 70.579°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Urbain had a population of 1,221: 620 male and 601 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 761 |
| 1871 | 855 |
| 1881 | 1,057 |
| 1891 | 1,141 |
| 1901 | 1,221 |
| 1911 | 1,228 |
| 1921 | 1,062 |
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. Urbain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,221 total population, 620 males, 601 females, 405 single males, 372 single females, 220 families, 206 married females, 206 married males, 23 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 198 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 54,887 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Onésime Readman | 1877–1920 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048011_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912843
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. Urbain, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-qc147014-1901/.