Chicoutimi, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)
Chicoutimi, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 8,937. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q952269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.422°N, 71.073°W.
Population
In 1921, Chicoutimi, Town—Ville had a population of 8,937: 4,380 male and 4,557 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,935 |
| 1891 | 2,277 |
| 1901 | 3,826 |
| 1911 | 5,880 |
| 1921 | 8,937 |
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, Chicoutimi, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 8,937 total population, 4,557 females in the population, 4,485 females born in Canada, 4,380 males in the population, 4,283 males born in Canada, 82 males born outside the British Empire, 55 females born outside the British Empire, 17 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 8,673 persons of French origin, 84 persons of British origin (English), 49 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 32 persons of Belgian origin, 25 persons of Syrian origin, 16 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of Italian origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of Greek origin, 6 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Ukrainian origin. 14 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 8,881 Roman Catholics, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Jews, 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Methodists, 5 Presbyterians, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Françoise Simard | 1851–1937 | died here |
| E. (Elzéar) DeLamarre | 1854–1925 | died here |
| Joseph-Dominique Guay | 1866–1925 | born and died here |
| Georges Vézina | 1887–1926 | born and died here |
| Michel-Thomas Labrecque | d. 1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q952269
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoutimi
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoutimi
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). "Chicoutimi, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chicoutimi-town-ville-qc050018-1921/.