St. Philémon, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Philémon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,238. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.661°N, 70.436°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Philémon had a population of 1,238: 638 male and 600 female residents. Population density was 21.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 707 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 1,216 |
| 1921 | 1,238 |
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. Philémon shared boundaries with:
- Montminy (St. Paul)
- Notre-Dame de Buckland
- St. Cajetan d'Armagh
- St. Fabien de Panet
- St. Luc de Dijon
- St. Magloire (Rioux, Bellechasse, Daaquam)
- Ste. Euphémie d'Armagh
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 600 |
| POP M | 638 |
| POP TOT | 1,238 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CAN BORN F | 586 |
| CAN BORN M | 624 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,224 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,224 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912678
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. Philémon, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-phil-mon-qc042014-1921/.