St. Jean, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Jean was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 812. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.938°N, 70.909°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Jean had a population of 812: 390 male and 422 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,281 |
| 1861 | 1,433 |
| 1871 | 1,436 |
| 1881 | 1,412 |
| 1891 | 1,277 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 940 |
| 1921 | 812 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 8 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 812 total population, 422 females in the population, 420 females born in Canada, 390 males born in Canada, 390 males in the population, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 812 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 812 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Contant | 1848–1938 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC075008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462540
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
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, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-qc075008-1921/.