St. Benoit, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Benoit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 74.107°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Benoit had a population of 872: 450 male and 422 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,663 |
| 1861 | 1,988 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
| 1881 | 1,560 |
| 1891 | 1,385 |
| 1901 | 1,317 |
| 1911 | 890 |
| 1921 | 872 |
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. Benoit shared boundaries with:
- L'Annonciation
- Réserves Indiennes
- St. Augustin
- St. Benoit, VL
- St. Eustache
- St. Hermas
- St. Joseph
- St. Placide
- Ste. Scholastique
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 422 |
| POP M | 450 |
| POP TOT | 872 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2 |
| CAN BORN F | 422 |
| CAN BORN M | 449 |
| EUR FRENCH | 862 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 868 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052003— 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. Benoit, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benoit-qc052003-1921/.