Ste. Scholastique, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Ste. Scholastique, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 757. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913108. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 74.092°W.
Population
In 1911, Ste. Scholastique, Village had a population of 757: 335 male and 422 female residents. Population density was 2845.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 707 |
| 1881 | 790 |
| 1891 | 838 |
| 1901 | 865 |
| 1911 | 757 |
| 1921 | 840 |
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. Scholastique, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,845.86 population per square mile, 757 total population, 422 females in the population, 335 males in the population, 262 single (never-married) females, 188 single (never-married) males, 172 families, 170 area in acres, 140 married females, 139 married males, 20 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.27 area in square miles. 865 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 754 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Chinese origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 743 Roman Catholics, 13 Presbyterians, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 162 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Prévost | 1870–1915 | born here |
| Joseph Drouin | 1875–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913108
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. Scholastique, Village, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-scholastique-village-qc156014-1911/.