Eaton, Quebec (1921 census)
Eaton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,728. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28660318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.376°N, 71.653°W.
Population
In 1921, Eaton had a population of 1,728: 907 male and 821 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,905 |
| 1871 | 2,144 |
| 1881 | 2,456 |
| 1891 | 3,078 |
| 1901 | 1,796 |
| 1911 | 1,765 |
| 1921 | 1,728 |
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, Eaton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,728 total population, 907 males in the population, 821 females in the population, 813 males born in Canada, 749 females born in Canada, 66 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 45 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 28 males born outside the British Empire, 27 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 764 persons of French origin, 663 persons of British origin (English), 221 persons of British origin (Irish), 71 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 754 Roman Catholics, 414 Methodists, 401 Anglicans (Church of England), 70 Baptists, 67 Presbyterians, 10 Congregationalists, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Adventists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28660318
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). "Eaton, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/eaton-qc051007-1921/.