St. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Jean, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.304°N, 73.262°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Jean, Town—Ville had a population of 7,734: 3,907 male and 3,827 female residents. Population density was 5190.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,317 |
| 1871 | 3,022 |
| 1881 | 4,314 |
| 1891 | 4,722 |
| 1901 | 4,030 |
| 1911 | 5,903 |
| 1921 | 7,734 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,827 |
| POP M | 3,907 |
| POP TOT | 7,734 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 337 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 11 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRETHREN | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 80 |
| BRIT BORN M | 127 |
| BRIT ENG | 560 |
| BRIT IRISH | 156 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 78 |
| CAN BORN F | 3,599 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,622 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 14 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 8 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 12 |
| EUR FRENCH | 6,823 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| EUR GREEK | 9 |
| EUR HEBREW | 21 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 25 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR POLISH | 12 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 148 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 158 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 20 |
| JEWS | 21 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 156 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 59 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 7,078 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092009_1861— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-town-ville-qc092009-1921/.