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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,397 total population, 723 males in the population, 711 males born in Canada, 674 females in the population, 662 females born in Canada, 9 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,383 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,390 Roman Catholics, 4 Methodists, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.