St. Jean Deschaillons, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Jean Deschaillons was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 538. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.536°N, 72.088°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Jean Deschaillons had a population of 538: 272 male and 266 female residents. Population density was 61.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,757 |
| 1861 | 2,423 |
| 1871 | 2,518 |
| 1881 | 2,771 |
| 1891 | 2,300 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,069 |
| 1921 | 538 |
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. Jean Deschaillons shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 9 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 266 |
| POP M | 272 |
| POP TOT | 538 |
Other recorded variables (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENG | 2 |
| CAN BORN F | 265 |
| CAN BORN M | 272 |
| EUR FRENCH | 536 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 538 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068001— 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. Jean Deschaillons, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-deschaillons-qc068001-1921/.