Grande Rivière, Quebec (1921 census)
Grande Rivière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,059. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.433°N, 64.528°W.
Population
In 1921, Grande Rivière had a population of 2,059: 1,085 male and 974 female residents. Population density was 65.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 689 |
| 1861 | 879 |
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 2,150 |
| 1891 | 2,348 |
| 1901 | 1,564 |
| 1911 | 1,711 |
| 1921 | 2,059 |
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, Grande Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 974 |
| POP M | 1,085 |
| POP TOT | 2,059 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 25 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 12 |
| BRIT ENG | 62 |
| BRIT IRISH | 65 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2 |
| CAN BORN F | 966 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,070 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,919 |
| EUR GERMAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,000 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056012— 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). "Grande Rivière, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grande-rivi-re-qc056012-1921/.