Belœil, Quebec (1921 census)
Belœil was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 880. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138841. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.603°N, 73.248°W.
Population
In 1921, Belœil had a population of 880: 463 male and 417 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,250 |
| 1911 | 660 |
| 1921 | 880 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Belœil shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 880 total population, 463 males in the population, 455 males born in Canada, 417 females in the population, 410 females born in Canada, 7 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 854 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (English), 9 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 880 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138841
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloeil,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel%C5%93il_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Belœil, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bel-il-qc098001-1921/.