Shawinigan Falls, C, Quebec (1921 census)
Shawinigan Falls, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 10,625. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.548°N, 72.750°W.
Population
In 1921, Shawinigan Falls, C had a population of 10,625: 5,381 male and 5,244 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,265 |
| 1921 | 10,625 |
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, Shawinigan Falls, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 10,625 total population, 5,381 males in the population, 5,244 females in the population, 4,954 males born in Canada, 4,925 females born in Canada, 294 males born outside the British Empire, 174 females born outside the British Empire, 145 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 133 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 9,500 persons of French origin, 528 persons of British origin (English), 117 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 78 persons of British origin (Irish), 74 persons of Italian origin, 70 persons of Syrian origin, 36 persons of Scandinavian origin, 23 persons of Belgian origin, 23 persons of Polish origin, 21 persons of German origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 13 persons of Russian origin, 12 persons of Austrian origin, 11 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 22 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 9,868 Roman Catholics, 229 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 141 Anglicans (Church of England), 90 Presbyterians, 83 Methodists, 82 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 58 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 22 Jews, 15 Baptists, 10 adherents of Eastern religions, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Lutherans, 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141980
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawinigan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawinigan
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). "Shawinigan Falls, C, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shawinigan-falls-c-qc093014-1921/.