Clarenceville, VL, Quebec (1921 census)
Clarenceville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 277. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2362623. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.064°N, 73.246°W.
Population
In 1921, Clarenceville, VL had a population of 277: 122 male and 155 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. Georges, 1911 (5.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Clarenceville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 277 total population, 155 females in the population, 139 females born in Canada, 122 males in the population, 109 males born in Canada, 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born outside the British Empire, 6 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 95 persons of British origin (English), 82 persons of French origin, 44 persons of Dutch origin, 42 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of other European origin. 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 105 Methodists, 84 Roman Catholics, 76 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Baptists, 4 Jews, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A. E. (Albert Edward) Kemp | 1858–1929 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2362623
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarenceville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarenceville
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). "Clarenceville, VL, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clarenceville-vl-qc072015-1921/.