Villeray, Quebec (1911 census)
Villeray was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,164. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.545°N, 73.625°W.
Population
In 1911, Villeray had a population of 1,164: 583 male and 581 female residents. Population density was 5932.4 people per square mile.
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 was contained in Villeray, Village, 1901 (51.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Montréal, C, 1921 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Villeray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 509 |
| POP F | 581 |
| POP M | 583 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 11,300.75 |
| POP TOT | 1,164 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 66 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.10 |
| BELGIAN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 46 |
| BRIT IRISH | 23 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 15 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 248 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 225 |
| F SINGLE | 328 |
| F WIDOWED | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 254 |
| FRENCH | 1,051 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| ITALIAN | 12 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 227 |
| M SINGLE | 339 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| PROTESTANTS | 45 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,118 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Villeray, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/villeray-qc168022-1911/.