Anse au Griffon, Quebec (1921 census)
Anse au Griffon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 930. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3202122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.914°N, 64.330°W.
Population
In 1921, Anse au Griffon had a population of 930: 488 male and 442 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 886 |
| 1921 | 930 |
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, Anse au Griffon shared boundaries with:
- Cap des Rosiers (Grande Grève)
- Cap des Rosiers (St. Alban du)
- Fox River & Sydenham N.
- Gaspé Bay N. & Sydenham S.
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 930 total population, 488 males in the population, 484 males born in Canada, 442 females born in Canada, 442 females in the population, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 670 persons of French origin, 221 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 894 Roman Catholics, 29 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3202122
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Anse-au-Griffon,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Anse-au-Griffon
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). "Anse au Griffon, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/anse-au-griffon-qc056001-1921/.