St. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Joseph de Soulanges was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.340°N, 74.089°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Joseph de Soulanges had a population of 1,848: 925 male and 923 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,972 |
| 1921 | 1,848 |
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. Joseph de Soulanges shared boundaries with:
- Côteau du Lac (St. Ignace)
- St. Clet
- St. Joseph de Soulanges N., VL
- St. Lazare
- St. Michel de Vaudreuil
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,848 total population, 925 males in the population, 923 females in the population, 903 females born in Canada, 865 males born in Canada, 42 males born outside the British Empire, 18 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born outside the British Empire, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,699 persons of French origin, 63 persons of British origin (English), 29 persons of Italian origin, 22 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Russian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,761 Roman Catholics, 53 Anglicans (Church of England), 15 Methodists, 12 Presbyterians, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC089003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912456
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. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-soulanges-qc089003-1921/.