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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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
- Roux, Bellechasse & Daaquam (St. Magloire)
- St. Cajetan d'Armagh
- St. Fabien de Panet
- St. Luc de Dijon
- Ste. Euphémie d'Armagh
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,238 total population, 638 males in the population, 624 males born in Canada, 600 females in the population, 586 females born in Canada, 14 females born outside the British Empire, 14 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,224 persons of French origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,224 Roman Catholics, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.