Grand Mère, C, Quebec (1921 census)
Grand Mère, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,631. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q291278. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.611°N, 72.680°W.
Population
In 1921, Grand Mère, C had a population of 7,631: 3,886 male and 3,745 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,783 |
| 1921 | 7,631 |
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, Grand Mère, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 7,631 total population, 3,886 males in the population, 3,745 females in the population, 3,495 males born in Canada, 3,468 females born in Canada, 318 males born outside the British Empire, 207 females born outside the British Empire, 73 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 70 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 6,694 persons of French origin, 399 persons of British origin (English), 162 persons of British origin (Irish), 147 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 53 persons of Syrian origin, 52 persons of Italian origin, 28 persons of other European origin, 13 persons of Austrian origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 9 persons of Greek origin, 8 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 6 persons of Ukrainian origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 15 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 6,960 Roman Catholics, 330 Anglicans (Church of England), 160 Presbyterians, 63 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 34 Methodists, 17 Baptists, 15 Congregationalists, 15 Jews, 14 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 adherents of Eastern religions, 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q291278
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand-M%C3%A8re
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand-M%C3%A8re_(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). "Grand Mère, C, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grand-m-re-c-qc047029-1921/.