St. Maurice, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Maurice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,639. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.480°N, 72.532°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Maurice had a population of 1,639: 805 male and 834 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,648 |
| 1861 | 3,300 |
| 1871 | 3,004 |
| 1881 | 3,299 |
| 1891 | 3,040 |
| 1901 | 2,210 |
| 1911 | 1,828 |
| 1921 | 1,639 |
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. Maurice shared boundaries with:
- Champlain (La Visitation)
- Fermont, VL
- Notre Dame du Mont Carmel
- St. Louis de France
- St. Luc
- St. Narcisse
- Ste. Marthe du Cap de la Madeleine
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,639 total population, 834 females born in Canada, 834 females in the population, 805 males in the population, 802 males born in Canada, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,628 persons of French origin, 10 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Austrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,638 Roman Catholics, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912588
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. Maurice, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-maurice-qc047015-1921/.