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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,203 |
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 648 |
| 1891 | 631 |
| 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 de Beaurivage
- St. Octave de Dosquet
- St. Patrice de Beaurivage
- Ste. Agathe
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 808 total population, 429 males in the population, 418 males born in Canada, 379 females in the population, 371 females born in Canada, 11 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 757 persons of French origin, 50 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 808 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.