Wright, Quebec (1921 census)
Wright was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,360. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29306327. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.101°N, 76.072°W.
Population
In 1921, Wright had a population of 1,360: 698 male and 662 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 918 |
| 1881 | 1,119 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
| 1911 | 1,180 |
| 1921 | 1,360 |
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, Wright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,360 total population, 698 males in the population, 692 males born in Canada, 662 females in the population, 653 females born in Canada, 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,109 persons of French origin, 204 persons of British origin (Irish), 21 persons of British origin (English), 20 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,200 Roman Catholics, 99 Anglicans (Church of England), 40 Presbyterians, 21 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29306327
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). "Wright, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wright-qc057026-1921/.