Chichester, Quebec (1921 census)
Chichester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 839. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 77.085°W.
Population
In 1921, Chichester had a population of 839: 443 male and 396 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 172 |
| 1861 | 539 |
| 1871 | 598 |
| 1881 | 702 |
| 1891 | 711 |
| 1901 | 717 |
| 1911 | 847 |
| 1921 | 839 |
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, Chichester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 839 total population, 443 males in the population, 439 males born in Canada, 396 females in the population, 394 females born in Canada, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 495 persons of French origin, 245 persons of British origin (Irish), 84 persons of British origin (English), 14 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 839 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242811
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). "Chichester, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chichester-qc079008-1921/.