Ste. Hélène de Breakeyville, Quebec (1911 census)
Ste. Hélène de Breakeyville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 731. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.671°N, 71.228°W.
Population
In 1911, Ste. Hélène de Breakeyville had a population of 731: 370 male and 361 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 731 |
| 1921 | 1,005 |
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 St. Jean Chrysostôme, 1901 (10.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ste. Hélène de Breakeyville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 731 total population, 370 males in the population, 361 females in the population, 229 single (never-married) males, 217 single (never-married) females, 144 families, 144 married females, 141 married males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 678 persons of French origin, 34 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of German origin, 6 persons of British origin (English), 3 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 689 Roman Catholics, 33 Presbyterians, 9 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 144 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Breakey | 1846–1911 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913013
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. Hélène de Breakeyville, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-l-ne-de-breakeyville-qc169006-1911/.