Giffard, VL, Quebec (1921 census)
Giffard, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,254. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.860°N, 71.227°W.
Population
In 1921, Giffard, VL had a population of 1,254: 625 male and 629 female residents. Population density was 332.1 people per square mile.
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 Beauport, 1911 (13.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Giffard, VL shared boundaries with:
- Beauport
- Beauport, VL
- Charlesbourg, VL
- Québec, C
- St. Charles de Charlesbourg
- St. Charles de Charlesbourg E.
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 629 |
| POP M | 625 |
| POP TOT | 1,254 |
Other recorded variables (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 19 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 26 |
| BRIT IRISH | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| CAN BORN F | 610 |
| CAN BORN M | 619 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,210 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,235 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081022— 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). "Giffard, VL, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/giffard-vl-qc081022-1921/.