Laval (Ste. Brigitte), Quebec (1921 census)
Laval (Ste. Brigitte) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 556. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464192. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.030°N, 71.175°W.
Population
In 1921, Laval (Ste. Brigitte) had a population of 556: 302 male and 254 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Brigitte, 1911 (50.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Laval (Ste. Brigitte) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 556 total population, 302 males in the population, 301 males born in Canada, 254 females in the population, 253 females born in Canada, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 491 persons of French origin, 63 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 556 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E. (Elzéar) DeLamarre | 1854–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC075003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464192
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
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). "Laval (Ste. Brigitte), Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laval-ste-brigitte-qc075003-1921/.