St. Wenceslas, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Wenceslas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,626. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.169°N, 72.309°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Wenceslas had a population of 1,626: 801 male and 825 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,626 |
| 1911 | 1,725 |
| 1921 | 1,515 |
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. Wenceslas 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 1,626 total population, 825 females, 801 males, 513 single females, 489 single males, 289 married males, 288 married females, 281 families, 24 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 281 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 22,426 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912870
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. Wenceslas, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-wenceslas-qc179021-1901/.