St. Célestin, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Célestin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,135. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911983. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.206°N, 72.408°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Célestin had a population of 1,135: 576 male and 559 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 468 |
| 1861 | 1,355 |
| 1871 | 1,609 |
| 1881 | 1,656 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,320 |
| 1911 | 1,380 |
| 1921 | 1,135 |
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. Célestin shared boundaries with:
- Annaville (St. Célestin), VL
- Précieux Sang
- St. Grégoire le Grand
- St. Léonard d'Aston
- St. Wenceslas
- Ste. Monique
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 1,135 total population, 576 males born in Canada, 576 males in the population, 559 females in the population, 558 females born in Canada, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,132 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,135 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911983
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. Célestin, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-lestin-qc078008-1921/.