Châteauguay, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)
Châteauguay, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 881. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141522. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.375°N, 73.745°W.
Population
In 1921, Châteauguay, T-V had a population of 881: 443 male and 438 female residents.
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 St. Joachim, 1911 (32.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Châteauguay, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 881 total population, 443 males in the population, 438 females in the population, 381 females born in Canada, 380 males born in Canada, 43 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 males born outside the British Empire, 18 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 524 persons of French origin, 157 persons of British origin (English), 133 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 48 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 7 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 4 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 578 Roman Catholics, 187 Presbyterians, 94 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Methodists, 4 Jews, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Baptists, 1 Lutherans, 1 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 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Guillaume-Narcisse Ducharme | 1851–1929 | born here |
| Honoré Mercier | 1875–1937 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141522
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teauguay
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teauguay
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). "Châteauguay, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ch-teauguay-t-v-qc049010-1921/.