Inverness, Quebec (1921 census)
Inverness was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,359. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3153881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.255°N, 71.500°W.
Population
In 1921, Inverness had a population of 1,359: 733 male and 626 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,385 |
| 1921 | 1,359 |
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, Inverness shared boundaries with:
- Halifax S.
- Inverness, VL
- Ireland N.
- Leeds
- Nelson
- Somerset N.
- St. Pierre Baptiste
- Ste. Anastasie de Nelson
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,359 total population, 733 males in the population, 713 males born in Canada, 626 females in the population, 610 females born in Canada, 13 males born outside the British Empire, 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 711 persons of French origin, 413 persons of British origin (Irish), 137 persons of British origin (English), 95 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 808 Roman Catholics, 240 Anglicans (Church of England), 177 Presbyterians, 117 Methodists, 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 5 Baptists, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3153881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness_(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). "Inverness, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/inverness-qc071004-1921/.