St. Malachie d'Ormstown, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Malachie d'Ormstown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,748. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.114°N, 73.994°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Malachie d'Ormstown had a population of 1,748: 914 male and 834 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,656 |
| 1901 | 1,797 |
| 1911 | 1,785 |
| 1921 | 1,748 |
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. Malachie d'Ormstown shared boundaries with:
- Franklin
- Godmanchester
- Hinchinbrooke
- Ormstown, VL
- St. Antoine Abbé
- St. Louis de Gonzague
- St. Stanislas de Kostka
- Très Saint Sacrement
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,748 total population, 914 males in the population, 897 males born in Canada, 834 females in the population, 816 females born in Canada, 15 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 797 persons of French origin, 480 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 349 persons of British origin (Irish), 113 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other Asian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 925 Roman Catholics, 631 Presbyterians, 113 Anglicans (Church of England), 71 Methodists, 3 Adventists, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Baptists, 1 Congregationalists. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan Mcnab McEachran | 1841–1924 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049005_1901— 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. Malachie d'Ormstown, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-malachie-d-ormstown-qc049005-1921/.