St. Jean Port Joli, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Jean Port Joli was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,022. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462513. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.196°N, 70.249°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Jean Port Joli had a population of 2,022: 997 male and 1,025 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,496 |
| 1871 | 2,436 |
| 1881 | 2,622 |
| 1891 | 2,171 |
| 1901 | 2,261 |
| 1911 | 2,213 |
| 1921 | 2,022 |
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 Port Joli shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,022 total population, 1,025 females in the population, 1,013 females born in Canada, 997 males in the population, 989 males born in Canada, 9 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,980 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,967 Roman Catholics, 37 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 14 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462513
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
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 Port Joli, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-port-joli-qc067008-1921/.