Cap de la Madeleine, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)
Cap de la Madeleine, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,738. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2936979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.379°N, 72.537°W.
Population
In 1921, Cap de la Madeleine, T-V had a population of 6,738: 3,476 male and 3,262 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,123 |
| 1921 | 6,738 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Cap de la Magdeleine, 1911 (31.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Cap de la Madeleine, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 6,738 total population, 3,476 males in the population, 3,297 males born in Canada, 3,262 females in the population, 3,136 females born in Canada, 145 males born outside the British Empire, 110 females born outside the British Empire, 34 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 6,410 persons of French origin, 137 persons of British origin (English), 55 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 43 persons of other European origin, 26 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of Scandinavian origin, 9 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 6,593 Roman Catholics, 51 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 34 Presbyterians, 29 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Methodists, 7 Jews, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Lutherans, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2936979
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-de-la-Madeleine
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-de-la-Madeleine
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 de la Madeleine, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-de-la-madeleine-t-v-qc047030-1921/.