York, Quebec (1911 census)
York was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 523. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28321524. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.784°N, 64.554°W.
Population
In 1911, York had a population of 523: 278 male and 245 female residents. Population density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 205 |
| 1871 | 283 |
| 1881 | 485 |
| 1891 | 350 |
| 1901 | 417 |
| 1911 | 523 |
| 1921 | 661 |
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, York shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 53,453 area in acres, 523 total population, 278 males in the population, 245 females in the population, 182 single (never-married) males, 146 single (never-married) females, 98 families, 86 married males, 83.52 area in square miles, 83 married females, 15 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 6.26 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 417 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 331 persons of British origin (English), 69 persons of British origin (Irish), 63 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 56 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 395 Anglicans (Church of England), 107 Roman Catholics, 21 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 96 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28321524
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). "York, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/york-qc159025-1911/.