Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie, Quebec (1901 census)
Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.311°N, 73.356°W.
Population
In 1901, Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie had a population of 1,114: 589 male and 525 female residents. Population density was 40.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,568 |
| 1901 | 1,114 |
| 1911 | 953 |
| 1921 | 865 |
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. Marguerite de Blairfindie, 1891 (76.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 525 |
| Number of males | 589 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of single females | 347 |
| Number of single males | 409 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 525 |
| POP M | 589 |
| POP TOT | 1,114 |
| Total population | 1,114 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 179 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 17,024 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 17,024 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| HOUSES | 179 |
| MARRIED F | 158 |
| MARRIED M | 161 |
| SINGLE F | 347 |
| SINGLE M | 409 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092006_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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. Marguerite de Blairfindie, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marguerite-de-blairfindie-qc191007-1901/.