Yamachiche, Village, Quebec (1921 census)
Yamachiche, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 948. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3571405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.283°N, 72.828°W.
Population
In 1921, Yamachiche, Village had a population of 948: 430 male and 518 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,123 |
| 1861 | 3,213 |
| 1871 | 2,365 |
| 1881 | 2,740 |
| 1891 | 908 |
| 1901 | 1,100 |
| 1911 | 965 |
| 1921 | 948 |
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, Yamachiche, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 948 total population, 518 females in the population, 510 females born in Canada, 430 males in the population, 422 males born in Canada, 7 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 913 persons of French origin, 26 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 948 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nérée Beauchemin | 1850–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093018_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3571405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamachiche
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamachiche
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). "Yamachiche, Village, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamachiche-village-qc093018-1921/.