Isle of Anticosti, Quebec (1921 census)
Isle of Anticosti was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 451. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4543508. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.843°N, 64.431°W.
Population
In 1921, Isle of Anticosti had a population of 451: 248 male and 203 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 67 |
| 1871 | 102 |
| 1881 | 676 |
| 1891 | 253 |
| 1901 | 442 |
| 1911 | 461 |
| 1921 | 451 |
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, Isle of Anticosti shared boundaries with:
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 451 total population, 248 males in the population, 239 males born in Canada, 203 females in the population, 195 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 437 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 450 Roman Catholics, 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC086091— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086091— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4543508
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Anticosti,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Anticosti
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). "Isle of Anticosti, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/isle-of-anticosti-qc086091-1921/.