St. Basile, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,465. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.784°N, 71.825°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Basile had a population of 2,465: 1,191 male and 1,274 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 1,950 |
| 1891 | 1,912 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 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:
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 2,465 total population, 1,274 females born in Canada, 1,274 females in the population, 1,191 males born in Canada, 1,191 males in the population. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,328 persons of French origin, 118 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,460 Roman Catholics, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080011_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911925
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-qc080011-1921/.