Bury, Quebec (1921 census)
Bury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,733. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28326460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1921, Bury had a population of 1,733: 934 male and 799 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 989 |
| 1871 | 1,215 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,621 |
| 1901 | 1,560 |
| 1911 | 1,668 |
| 1921 | 1,733 |
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, Bury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,733 total population, 934 males in the population, 841 males born in Canada, 799 females in the population, 696 females born in Canada, 62 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 62 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 41 females born outside the British Empire, 31 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 844 persons of British origin (English), 361 persons of French origin, 256 persons of British origin (Irish), 196 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 39 persons of Scandinavian origin, 22 persons of German origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 824 Anglicans (Church of England), 370 Roman Catholics, 339 Methodists, 175 Presbyterians, 10 Adventists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Baptists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28326460
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). "Bury, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bury-qc051003-1921/.