Sault St. Louis, Quebec (1921 census)
Sault St. Louis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,652. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.385°N, 73.672°W.
Population
In 1921, Sault St. Louis had a population of 2,652: 1,358 male and 1,294 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,666 |
| 1861 | 1,664 |
| 1871 | 1,604 |
| 1881 | 1,684 |
| 1891 | 1,936 |
| 1901 | 2,110 |
| 1911 | 2,500 |
| 1921 | 2,652 |
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, Sault St. Louis 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 2,652 total population, 1,358 males in the population, 1,345 males born in Canada, 1,294 females in the population, 1,283 females born in Canada, 7 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire, 6 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 406 persons of French origin, 31 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin. 2,200 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,607 Roman Catholics, 38 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Presbyterians, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aurélie Lesaulnier | 1834–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064007— 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 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). "Sault St. Louis, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sault-st-louis-qc064007-1921/.