St. Joseph, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,056. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462609. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.529°N, 74.012°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Joseph had a population of 1,056: 558 male and 498 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,346 |
| 1871 | 1,292 |
| 1881 | 1,167 |
| 1891 | 1,153 |
| 1901 | 1,091 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,056 |
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. Joseph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,056 total population, 558 males in the population, 553 males born in Canada, 498 females in the population, 496 females born in Canada, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,040 persons of French origin, 10 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,043 Roman Catholics, 13 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052008_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462609
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
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. Joseph, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-qc052008-1921/.