St. Pierre les Becquets, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Pierre les Becquets was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,217. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463195. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.474°N, 72.185°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Pierre les Becquets had a population of 1,217: 599 male and 618 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,942 |
| 1881 | 2,578 |
| 1891 | 2,274 |
| 1901 | 1,847 |
| 1911 | 2,007 |
| 1921 | 1,217 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Pierre les Becquets, 1911 (59.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, St. Pierre les Becquets shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,217 total population, 618 females in the population, 613 females born in Canada, 599 males in the population, 586 males born in Canada, 13 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,211 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,211 Roman Catholics, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463195
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets
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. Pierre les Becquets, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-les-becquets-qc078017-1921/.