Elgin, Quebec (1921 census)
Elgin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 693. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29921023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.020°N, 74.233°W.
Population
In 1921, Elgin had a population of 693: 371 male and 322 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,069 |
| 1871 | 1,121 |
| 1881 | 1,048 |
| 1891 | 915 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 714 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Elgin 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 693 total population, 371 males in the population, 331 males born in Canada, 322 females in the population, 285 females born in Canada, 21 females born outside the British Empire, 21 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 males born outside the British Empire, 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 295 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 209 persons of British origin (Irish), 106 persons of British origin (English), 75 persons of French origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 7 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 369 Presbyterians, 207 Roman Catholics, 69 Methodists, 37 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Jews, 3 Baptists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29921023
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). "Elgin, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/elgin-qc058002-1921/.