Wakefield, Quebec (1911 census)
Wakefield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,432. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244699. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.701°N, 75.830°W.
Population
In 1911, Wakefield had a population of 1,432: 740 male and 692 female residents. Population density was 12.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 588 |
| 1861 | 927 |
| 1871 | 1,338 |
| 1881 | 1,365 |
| 1891 | 1,852 |
| 1911 | 1,432 |
| 1921 | 757 |
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 was contained in Wakefield & Denholm, 1901 (60.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wakefield, 1921 (52.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wakefield E. (St. Pierre), 1921 (47.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Wakefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 76,390 area in acres, 1,432 total population, 740 males in the population, 692 females in the population, 492 single (never-married) males, 429 single (never-married) females, 272 families, 225 married males, 218 married females, 119.36 area in square miles, 44 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 11.99 population per square mile, 1 divorced females. 1,522 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 845 persons of British origin (Irish), 398 persons of French origin, 87 persons of British origin (English), 74 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 703 Roman Catholics, 292 Presbyterians, 255 Methodists, 179 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 272 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC205019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244699
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). "Wakefield, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wakefield-qc205019-1911/.