Cap Chat, Quebec (1921 census)
Cap Chat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.072°N, 66.639°W.
Population
In 1921, Cap Chat had a population of 1,897: 979 male and 918 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 966 |
| 1861 | 450 |
| 1871 | 930 |
| 1881 | 1,427 |
| 1891 | 1,237 |
| 1901 | 1,416 |
| 1911 | 1,469 |
| 1921 | 1,897 |
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, Cap Chat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,897 total population, 979 males in the population, 972 males born in Canada, 918 females in the population, 905 females born in Canada, 12 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,866 persons of French origin, 14 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,888 Roman Catholics, 7 Presbyterians, 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242728
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). "Cap Chat, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-chat-qc056003-1921/.