Hemmingford, Quebec (1921 census)
Hemmingford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,589. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3130215. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.060°N, 73.605°W.
Population
In 1921, Hemmingford had a population of 1,589: 822 male and 767 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,733 |
| 1901 | 1,658 |
| 1911 | 1,429 |
| 1921 | 1,589 |
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, Hemmingford shared boundaries with:
- Havelock
- Hemmingford, Village
- St. Bernard de Lacolle
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Patrice de Sherrington
- Ste. Clothilde
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,589 total population, 822 males in the population, 777 males born in Canada, 767 females in the population, 733 females born in Canada, 23 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 22 males born outside the British Empire, 20 females born outside the British Empire, 14 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 864 persons of French origin, 456 persons of British origin (Irish), 135 persons of British origin (English), 128 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 980 Roman Catholics, 478 Presbyterians, 110 Anglicans (Church of England), 21 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058006_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3130215
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemmingford,_Quebec_(township)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemmingford_(municipalit%C3%A9_de_canton)
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). "Hemmingford, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hemmingford-qc058006-1921/.