St. Ignace, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Ignace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 764. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138277576. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.308°N, 74.194°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Ignace had a population of 764: 397 male and 367 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,143 |
| 1861 | 2,116 |
| 1871 | 1,642 |
| 1881 | 1,447 |
| 1891 | 1,276 |
| 1901 | 1,463 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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. Ignace shared boundaries with:
- Côteau du Lac, VL
- Côteau Landing, VL
- Côteau Stn., VL
- St. Clet
- St. Joseph de Soulanges
- St. Polycarpe
- St. Zotique
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 764 total population, 397 males in the population, 386 males born in Canada, 367 females in the population, 357 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 739 persons of French origin, 16 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 744 Roman Catholics, 12 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Presbyterians, 3 Methodists. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaspard Dauth | 1863–1940 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC089001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089001_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138277576
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. Ignace, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ignace-qc089001-1921/.