Cowansville, Village, Quebec (1921 census)
Cowansville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.206°N, 72.748°W.
Population
In 1921, Cowansville, Village had a population of 1,094: 554 male and 540 female residents. Population density was 773.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 639 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 881 |
| 1921 | 1,094 |
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, Cowansville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 540 |
| POP M | 554 |
| POP TOT | 1,094 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 295 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 37 |
| BRIT BORN M | 39 |
| BRIT ENG | 355 |
| BRIT IRISH | 99 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 122 |
| CAN BORN F | 479 |
| CAN BORN M | 492 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 121 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 18 |
| EUR FRENCH | 491 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 24 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 23 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 84 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 55 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 522 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072016— 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). "Cowansville, Village, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cowansville-village-qc072016-1921/.