Chatham, Quebec (1921 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,914. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29305765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.670°N, 74.442°W.
Population
In 1921, Chatham had a population of 3,914: 1,996 male and 1,918 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,754 |
| 1871 | 3,422 |
| 1881 | 3,985 |
| 1891 | 3,371 |
| 1901 | 3,327 |
| 1911 | 3,576 |
| 1921 | 3,914 |
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, Chatham 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 3,914 total population, 1,996 males in the population, 1,918 females in the population, 1,809 males born in Canada, 1,765 females born in Canada, 136 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 125 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 51 males born outside the British Empire, 28 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,026 persons of French origin, 620 persons of British origin (English), 617 persons of British origin (Irish), 615 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of Scandinavian origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Syrian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of German origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,143 Roman Catholics, 611 Presbyterians, 476 Baptists, 387 Anglicans (Church of England), 262 Methodists, 20 Brethren, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC037002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29305765
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). "Chatham, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chatham-qc037002-1921/.