Ste. Rose de Watford, Quebec (1901 census)
Ste. Rose de Watford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 581. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.298°N, 70.383°W.
Population
In 1901, Ste. Rose de Watford had a population of 581: 321 male and 260 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 306 |
| 1901 | 581 |
| 1911 | 943 |
| 1921 | 1,150 |
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 Ste. Rose de Watford, 1891 (58.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ste. Rose de Watford shared boundaries with:
- St. Benjamin
- St. Prosper, (mission)
- St. Zacharie de Metgermette
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Justine
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 581 total population, 321 males, 260 females, 224 single males, 168 single females, 102 families, 89 married males, 88 married females, 8 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 101 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 32,639 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Rose-de-Watford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Rose-de-Watford
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. Rose de Watford, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-rose-de-watford-qc152015-1901/.