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 density was 43.4 people per square mile.
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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 281 |
| Number of females | 825 |
| Number of males | 801 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 289 |
| Number of single females | 513 |
| Number of single males | 489 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| POP F | 825 |
| POP M | 801 |
| POP TOT | 1,626 |
| Total population | 1,626 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 281 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 22,426 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 22,426 |
| FAMILIES | 281 |
| HOUSES | 281 |
| MARRIED F | 288 |
| MARRIED M | 289 |
| SINGLE F | 513 |
| SINGLE M | 489 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
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/.