Rigaud, Quebec (1921 census)
Rigaud was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,395. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3431913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.474°N, 74.322°W.
Population
In 1921, Rigaud had a population of 1,395: 738 male and 657 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,260 |
| 1861 | 3,871 |
| 1871 | 3,384 |
| 1881 | 2,826 |
| 1891 | 1,552 |
| 1901 | 1,534 |
| 1911 | 1,305 |
| 1921 | 1,395 |
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, Rigaud shared boundaries with:
- Como, VL
- Hawkesbury E
- Pointe Fortune, Village
- Rigaud, Village
- St. Lazare
- Ste. Marthe
- Très-St. Rédempteur
- Vaudreuil
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,395 total population, 738 males in the population, 725 males born in Canada, 657 females in the population, 638 females born in Canada, 15 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,253 persons of French origin, 68 persons of British origin (English), 41 persons of British origin (Irish), 33 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,295 Roman Catholics, 41 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 Presbyterians, 21 Methodists, 6 Congregationalists, 5 Baptists, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3431913
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigaud,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigaud_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Rigaud, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rigaud-qc097001-1921/.