Varennes, Quebec (1911 census)
Varennes was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,385. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.680°N, 73.394°W.
Population
In 1911, Varennes had a population of 1,385: 696 male and 689 female residents. Population density was 56.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,599 |
| 1901 | 1,464 |
| 1911 | 1,385 |
| 1921 | 1,394 |
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, Varennes shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 15,713 area in acres, 1,385 total population, 696 males in the population, 689 females in the population, 466 single (never-married) females, 454 single (never-married) males, 249 families, 221 married males, 204 married females, 56.41 population per square mile, 24.55 area in square miles, 21 widowed males, 19 widowed females. 1,464 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 1,383 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,383 Roman Catholics, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 232 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142014
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Varennes, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/varennes-qc150013-1911/.