Ste. Croix, Quebec (1911 census)
Ste. Croix was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,819. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.613°N, 71.728°W.
Population
In 1911, Ste. Croix had a population of 1,819: 863 male and 956 female residents. Population density was 42.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,260 |
| 1881 | 2,377 |
| 1891 | 2,309 |
| 1901 | 2,136 |
| 1911 | 1,819 |
| 1921 | 1,682 |
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 Ste. Croix, 1901 (69.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ste. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 27,546 area in acres, 1,819 total population, 956 females in the population, 863 males in the population, 626 single (never-married) females, 548 single (never-married) males, 332 families, 289 married males, 285 married females, 44 widowed females, 43.04 area in square miles, 42.26 population per square mile, 26 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,136 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 1,819 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,816 Roman Catholics, 3 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 308 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464232
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Croix,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Croix_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Ste. Croix, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-croix-qc171005-1911/.