Hamilton (St. Bonaventure), Quebec (1921 census)
Hamilton (St. Bonaventure) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,780. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2899316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.121°N, 65.479°W.
Population
In 1921, Hamilton (St. Bonaventure) had a population of 2,780: 1,424 male and 1,356 female residents.
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 Hamilton, 1911 (84.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Hamilton (St. Bonaventure) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,780 total population, 1,424 males in the population, 1,419 males born in Canada, 1,356 females in the population, 1,354 females born in Canada, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,472 persons of French origin, 240 persons of British origin (English), 25 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of Belgian origin. 30 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,536 Roman Catholics, 140 Anglicans (Church of England), 57 Brethren, 41 Presbyterians, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Paul-Eugène Roy | 1859–1926 | born here |
| Jean-Baptiste Carbonneau | 1864–1936 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2899316
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthier-sur-Mer
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthier-sur-Mer
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). "Hamilton (St. Bonaventure), Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hamilton-st-bonaventure-qc044005-1921/.