St. Gabriel de Brandon, VL, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Gabriel de Brandon, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,667. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.298°N, 73.383°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Gabriel de Brandon, VL had a population of 1,667: 833 male and 834 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,199 |
| 1911 | 1,602 |
| 1921 | 1,667 |
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. Gabriel de Brandon, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,667 total population, 834 females in the population, 833 males in the population, 787 males born in Canada, 786 females born in Canada, 46 females born outside the British Empire, 45 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,603 persons of French origin, 18 persons of Russian origin, 17 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of Syrian origin, 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,640 Roman Catholics, 18 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 7 Presbyterians, 2 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles-Amédée Vallée | 1850–1924 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912200
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. Gabriel de Brandon, VL, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-de-brandon-vl-qc043016-1921/.