Deschênes, VL, Quebec (1921 census)
Deschênes, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 321. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q21008315. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.384°N, 75.805°W.
Population
In 1921, Deschênes, VL had a population of 321: 163 male and 158 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 Hull, 1911 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Deschênes, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 321 total population, 163 males in the population, 158 females in the population, 155 females born in Canada, 154 males born in Canada, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 222 persons of French origin, 47 persons of British origin (English), 38 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 278 Roman Catholics, 22 Anglicans (Church of England), 19 Methodists, 2 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q21008315
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desch%C3%AAnes,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desch%C3%AAnes_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Deschênes, VL, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/desch-nes-vl-qc057031-1921/.