Waterville, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Waterville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,054. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142421. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.285°N, 71.876°W.
Population
In 1911, Waterville, Village had a population of 1,054: 539 male and 515 female residents. Population density was 141.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 413 |
| 1891 | 516 |
| 1901 | 576 |
| 1911 | 1,054 |
| 1921 | 968 |
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, Waterville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 4,759 area in acres, 1,054 total population, 539 males in the population, 515 females in the population, 311 single (never-married) males, 273 single (never-married) females, 225 families, 214 married males, 207 married females, 141.74 population per square mile, 35 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 7.44 area in square miles. 576 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 583 persons of British origin (English), 191 persons of French origin, 102 persons of Scandinavian origin, 97 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 72 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 414 Anglicans (Church of England), 296 Congregationalists, 194 Roman Catholics, 47 Methodists, 43 Baptists, 31 Lutherans, 23 Presbyterians, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 187 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142421
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(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). "Waterville, Village, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waterville-village-qc155027-1911/.