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 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 density was 47.5 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 422 |
| POP M | 390 |
| POP TOT | 812 |
Other recorded variables (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CAN BORN F | 420 |
| CAN BORN M | 390 |
| EUR FRENCH | 812 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 812 |
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: 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, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-qc075008-1921/.