St. David, Quebec (1921 census)
St. David was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.936°N, 72.841°W.
Population
In 1921, St. David had a population of 1,618: 831 male and 787 female residents. Population density was 43.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,159 |
| 1861 | 3,925 |
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,106 |
| 1891 | 2,312 |
| 1901 | 2,050 |
| 1911 | 1,911 |
| 1921 | 1,618 |
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. David shared boundaries with:
- St. Aimé
- St. Bonaventure d'Upton
- St. Guillaume d'Upton
- St. Gérard de Magella
- St. Marcel
- St. Michel
- St. Pie de Guire
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 787 |
| POP M | 831 |
| POP TOT | 1,618 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| CAN BORN F | 777 |
| CAN BORN M | 823 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,617 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,618 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC100005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100005— 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. David, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-david-qc100005-1921/.