St. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Odilon de Cranbourne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,426. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q290436. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.351°N, 70.664°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Odilon de Cranbourne had a population of 1,426: 722 male and 704 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 997 |
| 1901 | 1,300 |
| 1911 | 1,541 |
| 1921 | 1,426 |
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. Odilon de Cranbourne shared boundaries with:
- St. Benjamin
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. François
- St. Joseph
- St. Léon de Standon
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,426 total population, 722 males in the population, 721 males born in Canada, 704 females in the population, 700 females born in Canada, 4 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,222 persons of French origin, 201 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,421 Roman Catholics, 4 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Baptists. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper-Edmond Lessard | 1873–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053018_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q290436
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
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. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-odilon-de-cranbourne-qc053018-1921/.