Wolfestown, Quebec (1911 census)
Wolfestown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,119. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.007°N, 71.528°W.
Population
In 1911, Wolfestown had a population of 1,119: 556 male and 563 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,472 |
| 1871 | 2,089 |
| 1901 | 738 |
| 1911 | 1,119 |
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, Wolfestown shared boundaries with:
- Chester E. (Ste. Hélène)
- D'Israeli
- Halifax S.
- Ireland S.
- St. Fortunat de Wolfestown
- St. Jacques
- St. Joseph de Coleraine
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,119 total population, 563 females in the population, 556 males in the population, 380 single (never-married) females, 369 single (never-married) males, 181 families, 167 married females, 166 married males, 17 widowed males, 16 widowed females, 2 legally separated males, 2 males with marital status not given. 1,613 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 1,071 persons of French origin, 35 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,107 Roman Catholics, 9 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 174 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC192022— 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). "Wolfestown, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wolfestown-qc192022-1911/.