St. Gabriel de Brandon, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Gabriel de Brandon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,170. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.287°N, 73.372°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Gabriel de Brandon had a population of 1,170: 586 male and 584 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,054 |
| 1891 | 3,172 |
| 1901 | 2,154 |
| 1911 | 1,960 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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. Gabriel de Brandon shared boundaries with:
- St. Barthélemy
- St. Charles de Mandeville
- St. Cléophas de Brandon
- St. Cuthbert
- St. Damien
- St. Didace
- St. Félix de Valois
- St. Gabriel de Brandon, VL
- St. Jean de Matha
- St. Norbert
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 1,170 total population, 586 males in the population, 584 females in the population, 570 males born in Canada, 562 females born in Canada, 22 females born outside the British Empire, 16 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,137 persons of French origin, 23 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,170 Roman Catholics. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Hervé Saint-Martin | 1894–1939 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912200
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. Gabriel de Brandon, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-de-brandon-qc043009-1921/.