Chambly, Quebec (1921 census)
Chambly was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,054. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138018022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.434°N, 73.315°W.
Population
In 1921, Chambly had a population of 1,054: 554 male and 500 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,787 |
| 1871 | 1,279 |
| 1881 | 988 |
| 1891 | 958 |
| 1901 | 929 |
| 1911 | 1,005 |
| 1921 | 1,054 |
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, Chambly shared boundaries with:
- Chambly Basin, Village
- Chambly Canton, Village
- Laprairie
- St. Basile le Grand
- St. Bruno
- St. Hubert
- St. Luc
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,054 total population, 554 males in the population, 538 males born in Canada, 500 females in the population, 481 females born in Canada, 12 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 951 persons of French origin, 52 persons of British origin (English), 22 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of Polish origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 994 Roman Catholics, 34 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 24 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC046002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138018022
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). "Chambly, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chambly-qc046002-1921/.