Villeneuve, Quebec (1911 census)
Villeneuve was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 383. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28535200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.903°N, 75.508°W.
Population
In 1911, Villeneuve had a population of 383: 191 male and 192 female residents. Population density was 4.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 251 |
| 1901 | 330 |
| 1911 | 383 |
| 1921 | 281 |
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, Villeneuve 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 61,535 area in acres, 383 total population, 192 females in the population, 191 males in the population, 122 single (never-married) males, 120 single (never-married) females, 96.15 area in square miles, 70 families, 67 married males, 66 married females, 6 widowed females, 3.98 population per square mile, 2 widowed males. 330 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 353 persons of French origin, 20 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (English). 7 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 364 Roman Catholics, 18 Lutherans, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 67 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165045— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062053— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28535200
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). "Villeneuve, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/villeneuve-qc165045-1911/.