Ste. Catherine, Quebec (1921 census)
Ste. Catherine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,072. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.882°N, 71.619°W.
Population
In 1921, Ste. Catherine had a population of 1,072: 519 male and 553 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,789 |
| 1861 | 1,670 |
| 1871 | 1,263 |
| 1881 | 1,202 |
| 1891 | 1,103 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 1,158 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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, Ste. Catherine shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Lac Sergent, T-V
- St. Augustin
- St. Gabriel de Valcartier
- St. Gabriel W.—O.
- St. Gérard de Magella
- St. Raymond
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,072 total population, 553 females in the population, 545 females born in Canada, 519 males in the population, 517 males born in Canada, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 685 persons of French origin, 380 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,063 Roman Catholics, 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141565
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
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). "Ste. Catherine, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-catherine-qc080013-1921/.