Westbury, Quebec (1911 census)
Westbury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,708. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.482°N, 71.649°W.
Population
In 1911, Westbury had a population of 2,708: 1,477 male and 1,231 female residents. Population density was 100.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 297 |
| 1871 | 363 |
| 1881 | 510 |
| 1891 | 973 |
| 1901 | 1,976 |
| 1911 | 2,708 |
| 1921 | 662 |
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 Westbury, 1901 (91.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained East Angus, T-V, 1921 (13.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Westbury, 1921 (86.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Westbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 17,193 area in acres, 2,708 total population, 1,477 males in the population, 1,231 females in the population, 966 single (never-married) males, 749 single (never-married) females, 479 families, 472 married males, 439 married females, 100.80 population per square mile, 41 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 26.86 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,976 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 1,745 persons of French origin, 485 persons of British origin (English), 280 persons of British origin (Irish), 178 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,825 Roman Catholics, 460 Anglicans (Church of England), 223 Methodists, 137 Presbyterians, 20 Adventists, 18 Congregationalists, 15 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Baptists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 462 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Bureau | 1860–1933 | born here |
| Gonzalve Desaulniers | 1863–1934 | born here |
| Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis | 1870–1937 | born here |
| Constant Doyon | 1875–1927 | born here |
| Oscar Dufresne | 1875–1936 | born here |
| Robert Pollock Glasgow | 1875–1922 | born here |
| Marie-Victorin | 1885–1944 | born here |
| Robert James Cromie | 1887–1936 | born here |
| Maurice le Noblet Duplessis | 1890–1959 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051016_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244704
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). "Westbury, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/westbury-qc155018-1911/.