Wendover & Simpson, Quebec (1911 census)
Wendover & Simpson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.921°N, 72.420°W.
Population
In 1911, Wendover & Simpson had a population of 1,498: 765 male and 733 female residents. Population density was 21.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,300 |
| 1901 | 2,247 |
| 1911 | 1,498 |
| 1921 | 1,408 |
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 Wendover & Simpson, 1901 (59.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Wendover & Simpson shared boundaries with:
- Drummondville, Town—Ville
- Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil
- St. Cyrille, VL
- St. Joachim de Courval
- St. Lucien
- Ste. Brigitte des Saults
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 45,208 area in acres, 1,498 total population, 765 males in the population, 733 females in the population, 514 single (never-married) males, 478 single (never-married) females, 237 families, 235 married females, 235 married males, 70.63 area in square miles, 21.21 population per square mile, 19 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,043 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 1,489 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,493 Roman Catholics, 5 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 236 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054013_1911— 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). "Wendover & Simpson, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wendover-simpson-qc158031-1911/.