St. Colomban, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Colomban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 297. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3483898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.739°N, 74.140°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Colomban had a population of 297: 160 male and 137 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 896 |
| 1861 | 3,580 |
| 1871 | 676 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1881 | 3,277 |
| 1891 | 395 |
| 1891 | 2,663 |
| 1901 | 324 |
| 1901 | 2,069 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1911 | 1,969 |
| 1921 | 297 |
| 1921 | 2,116 |
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. Colomban shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 137 |
| POP M | 160 |
| POP TOT | 297 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 4 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 12 |
| BRIT IRISH | 81 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 4 |
| CAN BORN F | 122 |
| CAN BORN M | 143 |
| EUR FRENCH | 166 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 10 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 14 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 9 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 277 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3483898
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. Colomban, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomban-qc052005-1921/.