Ste. Luce, Quebec (1911 census)
Ste. Luce was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,696. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.534°N, 68.327°W.
Population
In 1911, Ste. Luce had a population of 1,696: 838 male and 858 female residents. Population density was 48.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,145 |
| 1871 | 1,774 |
| 1881 | 1,567 |
| 1891 | 1,375 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 1,696 |
| 1921 | 979 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Luceville, VL, 1921 (6.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Luce, 1921 (94.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ste. Luce 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 22,503 area in acres, 1,696 total population, 858 females in the population, 838 males in the population, 570 single (never-married) females, 570 single (never-married) males, 262 families, 244 married males, 241 married females, 48.24 population per square mile, 46 widowed females, 35.16 area in square miles, 20 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,235 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 1,636 persons of French origin, 34 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,686 Roman Catholics, 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Methodists, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 256 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464325
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Luce,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Luce_(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. Luce, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-luce-qc193026-1911/.