St. Elie de Caxton, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Elie de Caxton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.518°N, 72.992°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Elie de Caxton had a population of 1,014: 520 male and 494 female residents. Population density was 19.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 472 |
| 1881 | 797 |
| 1891 | 835 |
| 1901 | 1,375 |
| 1911 | 1,281 |
| 1921 | 1,014 |
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 de Caxton shared boundaries with:
- Charette
- Hunterstown
- Parties non organisées
- St. Alexis des Monts
- St. Boniface (Shawinigan)
- St. Mathieu du Lac Bellemare
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 494 |
| POP M | 520 |
| POP TOT | 1,014 |
Other recorded variables (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 3 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 6 |
| CAN BORN F | 491 |
| CAN BORN M | 515 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,002 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| PROTESTANTS | 12 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,002 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093006— 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 de Caxton, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elie-de-caxton-qc093006-1921/.