Wells, Quebec (1911 census)
Wells was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.039°N, 75.509°W.
Population
In 1911, Wells had a population of 333: 175 male and 158 female residents. Population density was 3.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 333 |
| 1921 | 379 |
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 Wells & McGill, 1901 (41.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Wells shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 389 |
| POP F | 158 |
| POP M | 175 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4.06 |
| POP TOT | 333 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| AREA ACRES | 52,531 |
| AREA SQ MI | 82.08 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 49 |
| F MARRIED | 57 |
| F SINGLE | 97 |
| F WIDOWED | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 65 |
| FRENCH | 328 |
| M MARRIED | 59 |
| M SINGLE | 114 |
| M WIDOWED | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 332 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165047— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062055— 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). "Wells, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wells-qc165047-1911/.