St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 10,859. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 72.954°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité had a population of 10,859: 4,925 male and 5,934 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,746 |
| 1881 | 5,321 |
| 1891 | 7,016 |
| 1901 | 9,210 |
| 1911 | 9,797 |
| 1921 | 10,859 |
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. Hyacinthe, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 10,859 total population, 5,934 females in the population, 5,706 females born in Canada, 4,925 males in the population, 4,720 males born in Canada, 219 females born outside the British Empire, 193 males born outside the British Empire, 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 10,707 persons of French origin, 70 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of Syrian origin, 14 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 17 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 10,724 Roman Catholics, 77 Presbyterians, 18 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 Jews, 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Baptists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandrine Teyssèdre | 1842–1921 | died here |
| Élisabeth Bergeron | 1851–1936 | died here |
| Claver Casavant | 1855–1933 | born and died here |
| Élie Bourbeau | 1864–1934 | died here |
| Honoré Mercier | 1875–1937 | born here |
| Marie-Victorin | 1885–1944 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141873
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hyacinthe
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hyacinthe
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. Hyacinthe, City—Cité, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hyacinthe-city-cit-qc091012-1921/.