St. Augustin, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Augustin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,441. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142102. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.756°N, 71.492°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Augustin had a population of 1,441: 702 male and 739 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,569 |
| 1891 | 1,413 |
| 1901 | 1,385 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,441 |
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. Augustin shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Neuville (Pointe aux Trembles)
- St. Félix du Cap Rouge
- Ste. Catherine
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
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 1,441 total population, 739 females in the population, 738 females born in Canada, 702 males born in Canada, 702 males in the population, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,423 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,441 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georges-Élie Amyot | 1856–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142102
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
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. Augustin, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-augustin-qc080010-1921/.