Ste. Emélie, Quebec (1921 census)
Ste. Emélie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.473°N, 71.834°W.
Population
In 1921, Ste. Emélie had a population of 721: 379 male and 342 female residents. Population density was 7.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,131 |
| 1881 | 1,269 |
| 1891 | 1,189 |
| 1901 | 642 |
| 1911 | 712 |
| 1921 | 721 |
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. Emélie shared boundaries with:
- Leclercville, VL
- Notre-Dame de Lourdes
- Somerset N.
- St. Edouard
- St. Jacques de Parisville
- St. Jean Deschaillons
- St. Louis de Lotbinière
- Ste. Anastasie de Nelson
- Ste. Philomène
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 8 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 342 |
| POP M | 379 |
| POP TOT | 721 |
Other recorded variables (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CAN BORN F | 342 |
| CAN BORN M | 379 |
| EUR FRENCH | 721 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 719 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068009— 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). "Ste. Emélie, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-em-lie-qc068009-1921/.