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 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 density was 6145.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,695 |
| 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 5,934 |
| POP M | 4,925 |
| POP TOT | 10,859 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 18 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 8 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 19 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 9 |
| BRIT BORN M | 12 |
| BRIT ENG | 70 |
| BRIT IRISH | 14 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 12 |
| CAN BORN F | 5,706 |
| CAN BORN M | 4,720 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 4 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 10,707 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR GREEK | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 17 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 219 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 193 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 9 |
| JEWS | 16 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 77 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10,724 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.