Franklin, Quebec (1921 census)
Franklin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 949. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3082928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.034°N, 73.923°W.
Population
In 1921, Franklin had a population of 949: 498 male and 451 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,551 |
| 1871 | 1,441 |
| 1881 | 1,221 |
| 1891 | 1,133 |
| 1901 | 1,152 |
| 1911 | 1,009 |
| 1921 | 949 |
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, Franklin 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 949 total population, 498 males in the population, 465 males born in Canada, 451 females in the population, 419 females born in Canada, 25 females born outside the British Empire, 22 males born outside the British Empire, 11 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 576 persons of French origin, 186 persons of British origin (Irish), 94 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 87 persons of British origin (English), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 578 Roman Catholics, 166 Methodists, 109 Anglicans (Church of England), 61 Presbyterians, 31 Congregationalists, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058003_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3082928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(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). "Franklin, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/franklin-qc058003-1921/.