St. Basile, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.524°N, 73.276°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Basile had a population of 641: 313 male and 328 female residents. Population density was 44.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 1,950 |
| 1881 | 700 |
| 1891 | 683 |
| 1891 | 1,912 |
| 1901 | 690 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 700 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 1921 | 641 |
| 1921 | 2,465 |
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. Basile shared boundaries with:
- Beloeil, T-V
- Belœil
- Cap Santé
- Chambly
- McMasterville, VL
- Portneuf
- St. Bruno de Montarville
- St. Raymond
- Ste. Christine
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
- Ste. Julie
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 328 |
| POP M | 313 |
| POP TOT | 641 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 4 |
| BRIT BORN M | 5 |
| BRIT ENG | 4 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 4 |
| CAN BORN F | 316 |
| CAN BORN M | 294 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 604 |
| EUR HEBREW | 14 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| JEWS | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| PROTESTANTS | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 607 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC046004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080011_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Basile, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-basile-qc046004-1921/.