Trois Rivières, C, Quebec (1911 census)
Trois Rivières, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 13,691. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44012. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.347°N, 72.556°W.
Population
In 1911, Trois Rivières, C had a population of 13,691: 6,493 male and 7,198 female residents. Population density was 2433.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 844 |
| 1881 | 626 |
| 1911 | 13,691 |
| 1921 | 22,367 |
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 Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (40.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier, 1901 (2.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Trois-Rivières, Notre-Dame, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (46.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (9.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Trois Rivières, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 13,691 total population, 7,198 females in the population, 6,493 males in the population, 4,461 single (never-married) females, 3,930 single (never-married) males, 3,600 area in acres, 2,504 families, 2,433.60 population per square mile, 2,334 married females, 2,330 married males, 391 widowed females, 198 widowed males, 31 males with marital status not given, 6 females with marital status not given, 5.62 area in square miles, 5 legally separated females, 3 legally separated males, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 9,981 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 13,094 persons of French origin, 251 persons of British origin (English), 123 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 99 persons of British origin (Irish), 17 persons of Chinese origin, 16 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Greek origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 17 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 4 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 13,283 Roman Catholics, 152 Anglicans (Church of England), 93 Presbyterians, 65 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 39 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 22 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 22 Methodists, 17 Jews, 11 Baptists, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Lutherans, 2 Friends (Quakers), 2 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2,048 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F.-X. (François-Xavier) Berlinguet | 1830–1916 | died here |
| Benjamin Sulte | 1841–1923 | born here |
| François-Xavier Cloutier | 1848–1934 | died here |
| Nérée Beauchemin | 1850–1931 | died here |
| J.-A. (Joseph-Adolphe) Tessier | 1861–1928 | died here |
| Joseph Barnard | 1872–1939 | died here |
| Maurice le Noblet Duplessis | 1890–1959 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC203012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44012
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res
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). "Trois Rivières, C, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-c-qc203012-1911/.