St. Ours, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Ours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,145. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.885°N, 73.117°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Ours had a population of 1,145: 569 male and 576 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,731 |
| 1871 | 1,785 |
| 1881 | 1,804 |
| 1891 | 1,654 |
| 1901 | 1,328 |
| 1911 | 1,132 |
| 1921 | 1,145 |
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. Ours shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 9 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,145 total population, 576 females in the population, 569 males in the population, 568 females born in Canada, 561 males born in Canada, 8 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,145 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,145 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Narcisse Pérodeau | 1851–1932 | born here |
| Louis Coderre | 1865–1935 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Ours, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ours-qc082006-1921/.