St. Benjamin, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Benjamin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 981. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911927. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.270°N, 70.592°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Benjamin had a population of 981: 521 male and 460 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 403 |
| 1911 | 712 |
| 1921 | 981 |
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. Benjamin shared boundaries with:
- Aubert Gallion (St. Georges)
- St. François
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.)
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Rose de Watford
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 981 total population, 521 males in the population, 516 males born in Canada, 460 females in the population, 455 females born in Canada, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 955 persons of French origin, 23 persons of British origin (English), 3 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 981 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911927
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. Benjamin, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benjamin-qc053002-1921/.