Ste. Ursule, Quebec (1921 census)
Ste. Ursule was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,487. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.315°N, 73.065°W.
Population
In 1921, Ste. Ursule had a population of 1,487: 728 male and 759 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,048 |
| 1861 | 2,191 |
| 1871 | 2,322 |
| 1881 | 2,390 |
| 1891 | 2,490 |
| 1901 | 2,105 |
| 1911 | 2,075 |
| 1921 | 1,487 |
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 Ste. Ursule, 1911 (60.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Ste. Ursule shared boundaries with:
- Hunterstown
- Louiseville (Rivière du Loup)
- St. Alexis des Monts
- St. Edouard de Maskinongé
- St. Justin
- St. Léon
- Ste. Angèle de Grand Pré
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 1,487 total population, 759 females in the population, 755 females born in Canada, 728 males in the population, 717 males born in Canada, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,479 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,452 Roman Catholics, 34 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Baptists. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hormisdas Magnan | 1861–1935 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC069013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913132
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. Ursule, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ursule-qc069013-1921/.