St. Jerusalem, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Jerusalem was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 850. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.668°N, 74.279°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Jerusalem had a population of 850: 449 male and 401 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,784 |
| 1871 | 1,670 |
| 1881 | 2,013 |
| 1891 | 1,062 |
| 1901 | 969 |
| 1911 | 862 |
| 1921 | 850 |
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. Jerusalem shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 850 total population, 449 males in the population, 431 males born in Canada, 401 females in the population, 388 females born in Canada, 14 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 321 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 248 persons of British origin (Irish), 175 persons of French origin, 100 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 471 Presbyterians, 143 Roman Catholics, 107 Anglicans (Church of England), 104 Methodists, 18 Baptists, 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC037012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037012— 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. Jerusalem, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jerusalem-qc037012-1921/.