St. Michel des Saints, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Michel des Saints was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,240. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.681°N, 73.958°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Michel des Saints had a population of 1,240: 652 male and 588 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 738 |
| 1891 | 591 |
| 1901 | 700 |
| 1911 | 928 |
| 1921 | 1,240 |
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. Michel des Saints shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,240 total population, 652 males in the population, 639 males born in Canada, 588 females in the population, 585 females born in Canada, 12 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,217 persons of French origin, 15 persons of Syrian origin, 4 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,239 Roman Catholics, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Constant Doyon | 1875–1927 | died here |
| Charles Trudeau | 1887–1935 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462998
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Michel-des-Saints
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Michel-des-Saints
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. Michel des Saints, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-des-saints-qc043011-1921/.