Victoriaville, T-V, Quebec (1911 census)
Victoriaville, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,028. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.052°N, 71.954°W.
Population
In 1911, Victoriaville, T-V had a population of 3,028: 1,510 male and 1,518 female residents. Population density was 2162.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,474 |
| 1891 | 1,300 |
| 1901 | 1,693 |
| 1911 | 3,028 |
| 1921 | 3,759 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Victoriaville, T-V, 1921 (62.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Victoriaville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,028 total population, 2,162.86 population per square mile, 1,518 females in the population, 1,510 males in the population, 940 single (never-married) males, 924 single (never-married) females, 896 area in acres, 576 families, 533 married males, 520 married females, 67 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 4 females with marital status not given, 3 legally separated females, 2 males with marital status not given, 1.40 area in square miles, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 1,693 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 2,948 persons of French origin, 19 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,013 Roman Catholics, 29 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Methodists, 3 Presbyterians, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 536 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Tourigny | 1852–1926 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141731
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoriaville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoriaville
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). "Victoriaville, T-V, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/victoriaville-t-v-qc158035-1911/.