St. Alexandre, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Alexandre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,018. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461713. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.230°N, 73.114°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Alexandre had a population of 1,018: 528 male and 490 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,203 |
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 3,303 |
| 1881 | 3,262 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,018 |
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, St. Alexandre shared boundaries with:
- Farnham W-O
- N. D. des Anges de Stanbridge
- Notre Dame de Stanbridge
- St. Alexandre, VL
- St. Athanase
- St. Grégoire le Grand
- St. Sébastien
- Ste. Anne de Sabrevois
- Ste. Brigide
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,018 total population, 528 males in the population, 524 males born in Canada, 490 females in the population, 487 females born in Canada, 4 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,003 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,018 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059001_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461713
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre_(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). "St. Alexandre, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexandre-qc059001-1921/.