St. Elie d'Orford, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Elie d'Orford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 951. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.397°N, 72.072°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Elie d'Orford had a population of 951: 501 male and 450 female residents. Population density was 17.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 743 |
| 1911 | 770 |
| 1921 | 951 |
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. Elie d'Orford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 450 |
| POP M | 501 |
| POP TOT | 951 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 77 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 8 |
| BRIT ENG | 67 |
| BRIT IRISH | 34 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 19 |
| CAN BORN F | 423 |
| CAN BORN M | 476 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 16 |
| EUR FRENCH | 815 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 26 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 846 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC088004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC088004— 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. Elie d'Orford, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elie-d-orford-qc088004-1921/.