Wright, Quebec (1911 census)
Wright was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,180. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29306327. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.101°N, 76.072°W.
Population
In 1911, Wright had a population of 1,180: 605 male and 575 female residents. Population density was 16.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 918 |
| 1881 | 1,119 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
| 1911 | 1,180 |
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, Wright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 46,080 area in acres, 1,180 total population, 605 males in the population, 575 females in the population, 417 single (never-married) males, 367 single (never-married) females, 181 families, 178 married males, 176 married females, 72 area in square miles, 29 widowed females, 16.39 population per square mile, 10 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given. 1,369 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 878 persons of French origin, 275 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 939 Roman Catholics, 133 Anglicans (Church of England), 68 Presbyterians, 39 Methodists, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 179 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC205020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29306327
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). "Wright, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wright-qc205020-1911/.