Baie St. Paul, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)
Baie St. Paul, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,291. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139231. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.438°N, 70.504°W.
Population
In 1921, Baie St. Paul, T-V had a population of 2,291: 1,089 male and 1,202 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,408 |
| 1911 | 1,857 |
| 1921 | 2,291 |
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, Baie St. Paul, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,291 total population, 1,202 females in the population, 1,158 females born in Canada, 1,089 males in the population, 1,074 males born in Canada, 43 females born outside the British Empire, 14 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,214 persons of French origin, 29 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,261 Roman Catholics, 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Jews, 6 Presbyterians, 3 Methodists, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Bibeau | 1865–1924 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048012_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139231
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-Saint-Paul
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-Saint-Paul
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). "Baie St. Paul, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/baie-st-paul-t-v-qc048012-1921/.