Ayers Cliff, VL, Quebec (1921 census)
Ayers Cliff, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 461. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2874879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.170°N, 72.046°W.
Population
In 1921, Ayers Cliff, VL had a population of 461: 243 male and 218 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 316 |
| 1921 | 461 |
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, Ayers Cliff, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 461 total population, 243 males in the population, 218 females in the population, 217 males born in Canada, 180 females born in Canada, 24 females born outside the British Empire, 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 338 persons of British origin (English), 59 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 36 persons of French origin, 23 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 145 Congregationalists, 142 Anglicans (Church of England), 82 Adventists, 53 Methodists, 14 Roman Catholics, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Presbyterians, 6 Baptists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC090011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2874879
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayer%27s_Cliff
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayer%27s_Cliff
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). "Ayers Cliff, VL, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ayers-cliff-vl-qc090011-1921/.