Cap Santé, Quebec (1921 census)
Cap Santé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,071. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141635. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.705°N, 71.787°W.
Population
In 1921, Cap Santé had a population of 1,071: 517 male and 554 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,473 |
| 1861 | 3,315 |
| 1871 | 1,350 |
| 1881 | 1,291 |
| 1891 | 1,185 |
| 1901 | 1,093 |
| 1911 | 989 |
| 1921 | 1,071 |
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, Cap Santé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,071 total population, 554 females in the population, 553 females born in Canada, 517 males born in Canada, 517 males in the population, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,070 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,070 Roman Catholics, 1 Presbyterians. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine-Sébastien Falardeau | b. 1822 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141635
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-Sant%C3%A9
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-Sant%C3%A9
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). "Cap Santé, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-sant-qc080002-1921/.