St. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Urbain Premier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,014. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.210°N, 73.734°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Urbain Premier had a population of 1,014: 527 male and 487 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 1,666 |
| 1881 | 1,317 |
| 1891 | 1,318 |
| 1901 | 1,222 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 1,014 |
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. Urbain Premier shared boundaries with:
- St. Isidore
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Rémi de La Salle
- Ste. Clothilde
- Ste. Martine
- Ste. Philomène
- Très Saint Sacrement
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,014 total population, 527 males in the population, 523 males born in Canada, 487 females in the population, 486 females born in Canada, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 962 persons of French origin, 36 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 977 Roman Catholics, 37 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Pierre Gadbois | 1868–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049008_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463460
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Urbain-Premier
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Urbain-Premier
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. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-premier-qc049008-1921/.