Ste. Félicité, Quebec (1911 census)
Ste. Félicité was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,868. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.873°N, 67.153°W.
Population
In 1911, Ste. Félicité had a population of 1,868: 989 male and 879 female residents. Population density was 25.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,088 |
| 1881 | 1,541 |
| 1901 | 1,445 |
| 1911 | 1,868 |
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 contained Cherbourg, 1901 (60.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ste. Félicité, 1901 (39.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ste. Félicité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,104 area in acres, 1,868 total population, 989 males in the population, 879 females in the population, 640 single (never-married) males, 553 single (never-married) females, 350 families, 310 married males, 308 married females, 73.60 area in square miles, 38 widowed males, 25.38 population per square mile, 18 widowed females, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,445 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 1,751 persons of French origin, 100 persons of British origin (English), 14 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,857 Roman Catholics, 8 Presbyterians, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 297 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464274
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-F%C3%A9licit%C3%A9,_Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-F%C3%A9licit%C3%A9_(La_Matanie)
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. Félicité, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-f-licit-qc193017-1911/.