St. Dunstan, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Dunstan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 169. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.980°N, 71.295°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Dunstan had a population of 169: 98 male and 71 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 391 |
| 1861 | 505 |
| 1871 | 354 |
| 1881 | 286 |
| 1891 | 216 |
| 1901 | 228 |
| 1911 | 225 |
| 1921 | 169 |
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. Dunstan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 169 total population, 98 males in the population, 95 males born in Canada, 71 females in the population, 70 females born in Canada, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 68 persons of French origin, 57 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of British origin (English), 18 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 105 Roman Catholics, 53 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Presbyterians. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| R. Edward Gosnell | 1859–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081008— 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). "St. Dunstan, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-dunstan-qc081008-1921/.