St. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Jean, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,734. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.304°N, 73.262°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Jean, Town—Ville had a population of 7,734: 3,907 male and 3,827 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,215 |
| 1861 | 3,317 |
| 1871 | 3,022 |
| 1881 | 4,314 |
| 1891 | 4,722 |
| 1901 | 4,030 |
| 1911 | 5,903 |
| 1921 | 7,734 |
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. Jean, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 7,734 total population, 3,907 males in the population, 3,827 females in the population, 3,622 males born in Canada, 3,599 females born in Canada, 158 males born outside the British Empire, 148 females born outside the British Empire, 127 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 80 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 6,823 persons of French origin, 560 persons of British origin (English), 156 persons of British origin (Irish), 78 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of Italian origin, 12 persons of Austrian origin, 12 persons of Polish origin, 11 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 9 persons of Greek origin, 7 persons of German origin, 6 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 21 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 7,078 Roman Catholics, 337 Anglicans (Church of England), 156 Methodists, 59 Presbyterians, 21 Jews, 20 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 14 Congregationalists, 9 Baptists, 8 adherents of Eastern religions, 8 Brethren, 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Lutherans, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hartley Dewart | 1861–1924 | born here |
| Joséphine Marchand | 1861–1925 | born here |
| Élodie Mailloux | 1865–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141977
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
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. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-town-ville-qc092009-1921/.