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 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 density was 4052.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,393 |
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 4,557 |
| POP M | 4,380 |
| POP TOT | 8,937 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 16 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 5 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 25 |
| BRIT BORN F | 17 |
| BRIT BORN M | 15 |
| BRIT ENG | 84 |
| BRIT IRISH | 16 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 49 |
| CAN BORN F | 4,485 |
| CAN BORN M | 4,283 |
| CSD TYPE | V |
| EUR BELGIAN | 32 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8,673 |
| EUR GREEK | 7 |
| EUR HEBREW | 14 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 10 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 10 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 55 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 82 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| JEWS | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 8,881 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.