St. François-Xavier de Batiscan, Quebec (1921 census)
St. François-Xavier de Batiscan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,397. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 72.276°W.
Population
In 1921, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan had a population of 1,397: 723 male and 674 female residents. Population density was 81.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,036 |
| 1881 | 1,141 |
| 1891 | 996 |
| 1901 | 1,173 |
| 1911 | 1,280 |
| 1921 | 1,397 |
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. François-Xavier de Batiscan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 674 |
| POP M | 723 |
| POP TOT | 1,397 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 4 |
| BRIT ENG | 11 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| CAN BORN F | 662 |
| CAN BORN M | 711 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,383 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,390 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047007_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912182
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. François-Xavier de Batiscan, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-xavier-de-batiscan-qc047007-1921/.