St. Paul, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,769. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.971°N, 73.438°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Paul had a population of 1,769: 860 male and 909 female residents. Population density was 57.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,217 |
| 1861 | 2,073 |
| 1871 | 1,943 |
| 1881 | 1,822 |
| 1891 | 1,485 |
| 1901 | 1,470 |
| 1911 | 1,433 |
| 1921 | 1,769 |
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. Paul shared boundaries with:
- Joliette, Town—Ville
- Lavaltrie
- St. Charles Borromée
- St. Gérard Majella
- St. Jacques de l'Achigan
- St. Liguori
- St. Thomas
- Ste. Marie Salomée
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 909 |
| POP M | 860 |
| POP TOT | 1,769 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 11 |
| BRIT ENG | 29 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 17 |
| CAN BORN F | 890 |
| CAN BORN M | 839 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,719 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 23 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,736 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060013— 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. Paul, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-qc060013-1921/.