St. Arsène, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Arsène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,072. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.914°N, 69.407°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Arsène had a population of 1,072: 552 male and 520 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,958 |
| 1861 | 1,680 |
| 1871 | 1,512 |
| 1881 | 1,467 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,093 |
| 1911 | 1,051 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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. Arsène shared boundaries with:
- Cacouna (St. Georges)
- Ile Verte
- St. Epiphane
- St. Patrice de la Rivière du Loup
- Ste. Modeste de Whitworth
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,072 total population, 552 males in the population, 546 males born in Canada, 520 females in the population, 514 females born in Canada, 6 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,068 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,072 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ars%C3%A8ne
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ars%C3%A8ne
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. Arsène, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ars-ne-qc095008-1921/.