Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1921 census)
Ste. Geneviève was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,725. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.541°N, 72.347°W.
Population
In 1921, Ste. Geneviève had a population of 1,725: 881 male and 844 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,277 |
| 1881 | 2,294 |
| 1891 | 1,985 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,725 |
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, Ste. Geneviève shared boundaries with:
- La Visitation
- St. François-Xavier de Batiscan
- St. Luc
- St. Narcisse
- St. Prosper
- St. Stanislas
- Ste. Anne de la Pérade
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 1,725 total population, 881 males in the population, 876 males born in Canada, 844 females in the population, 841 females born in Canada, 5 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,720 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,725 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 |
|---|---|---|
| François-Xavier Cloutier | 1848–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047008_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464279
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Batiscan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Batiscan
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). "Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-qc047008-1921/.