Ste. Mélanie, Quebec (1911 census)
Ste. Mélanie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,118. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.145°N, 73.525°W.
Population
In 1911, Ste. Mélanie had a population of 1,118: 565 male and 553 female residents. Population density was 35.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,298 |
| 1871 | 1,548 |
| 1881 | 1,372 |
| 1891 | 1,243 |
| 1901 | 1,110 |
| 1911 | 1,118 |
| 1921 | 991 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ste. Mélanie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 20,103 area in acres, 1,118 total population, 565 males in the population, 553 females in the population, 366 single (never-married) males, 353 single (never-married) females, 199 families, 176 married males, 171 married females, 35.59 population per square mile, 31.41 area in square miles, 27 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given. 1,110 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 1,115 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,115 Roman Catholics, 3 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 183 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464378
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A9lanie,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A9lanie
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. Mélanie, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-m-lanie-qc163011-1911/.