St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Polycarpe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.300°N, 74.315°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Polycarpe had a population of 1,477: 846 male and 631 female residents. Population density was 48.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,141 |
| 1861 | 3,178 |
| 1871 | 3,992 |
| 1881 | 2,603 |
| 1891 | 1,734 |
| 1901 | 1,515 |
| 1911 | 1,327 |
| 1921 | 1,477 |
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. Polycarpe shared boundaries with:
- Côteau Stn., VL
- St. Clet
- St. Ignace
- St. Polycarpe, Village
- St. Télesphore
- St. Zotique
- Ste. Justine de Newton
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 631 |
| POP M | 846 |
| POP TOT | 1,477 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 16 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 24 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 11 |
| CAN BORN F | 625 |
| CAN BORN M | 700 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,291 |
| EUR GERMAN | 8 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 84 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 58 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 144 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 58 |
| METHODISTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,396 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC089004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089004— 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. Polycarpe, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-qc089004-1921/.