St. Gilles, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Gilles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 808. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.498°N, 71.377°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Gilles had a population of 808: 429 male and 379 female residents. Population density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 796 |
| 1911 | 900 |
| 1921 | 808 |
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. Gilles shared boundaries with:
- St. Agapit de Beaurivage
- St. Apollinaire
- St. Etienne de Lauzon
- St. Lambert de Lauzon
- St. Narcisse
- St. Octave de Dosquet
- St. Patrice
- Ste. Agathe
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 379 |
| POP M | 429 |
| POP TOT | 808 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT BORN F | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 1 |
| BRIT IRISH | 50 |
| CAN BORN F | 371 |
| CAN BORN M | 418 |
| EUR FRENCH | 757 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 11 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 808 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912257
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. Gilles, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gilles-qc068011-1921/.