St. Elzéar, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Elzéar was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,128. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462113. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.397°N, 71.078°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Elzéar had a population of 1,128: 596 male and 532 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,305 |
| 1871 | 2,129 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | 1,247 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 1,175 |
| 1921 | 1,128 |
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. Elzéar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 9 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,128 total population, 596 males born in Canada, 596 males in the population, 532 females in the population, 531 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 1,127 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,128 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462113
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Elz%C3%A9ar,_Chaudi%C3%A8re-Appalaches,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Elz%C3%A9ar_(La_Nouvelle-Beauce)
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. Elzéar, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elz-ar-qc040008-1921/.