Boucherville, Quebec (1921 census)
Boucherville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,050. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.592°N, 73.420°W.
Population
In 1921, Boucherville had a population of 1,050: 532 male and 518 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 785 |
| 1891 | 995 |
| 1901 | 976 |
| 1911 | 969 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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, Boucherville shared boundaries with:
- Boucherville, Village
- St. Antoine de Longueuil
- St. Bruno de Montarville
- St. Hubert
- Ste. Julie
- Varennes
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,050 total population, 532 males in the population, 526 males born in Canada, 518 females in the population, 512 females born in Canada, 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,036 persons of French origin, 12 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,038 Roman Catholics, 10 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Alexandre Lacoste | 1842–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC046001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046001_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141924
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
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). "Boucherville, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/boucherville-qc046001-1921/.