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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138660423. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,059 total population, 1,085 males in the population, 1,070 males born in Canada, 974 females in the population, 966 females born in Canada, 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,919 persons of French origin, 65 persons of British origin (Irish), 62 persons of British origin (English), 11 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,000 Roman Catholics, 34 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 25 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056012_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138660423
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/.