Mistassini, Quebec (1921 census)
Mistassini was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 162. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.504°N, 73.774°W.
Population
In 1921, Mistassini had a population of 162: 76 male and 86 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 191 |
| 1921 | 162 |
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, Mistassini shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 8 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 162 total population, 86 females born in Canada, 86 females in the population, 76 males born in Canada, 76 males in the population. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 5 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 157 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 162 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094054— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC094054— 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). "Mistassini, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mistassini-qc094054-1921/.