Joliette, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)
Joliette, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 9,113. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.024°N, 73.441°W.
Population
In 1921, Joliette, Town—Ville had a population of 9,113: 4,304 male and 4,809 female residents. Population density was 4112.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,047 |
| 1881 | 3,268 |
| 1891 | 3,372 |
| 1901 | 4,220 |
| 1911 | 6,346 |
| 1921 | 9,113 |
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, Joliette, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 4,809 |
| POP M | 4,304 |
| POP TOT | 9,113 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 53 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 5 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 13 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 13 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 197 |
| BRIT IRISH | 45 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 20 |
| CAN BORN F | 4,585 |
| CAN BORN M | 4,118 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8,734 |
| EUR GREEK | 4 |
| EUR HEBREW | 59 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 18 |
| EUR POLISH | 10 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 211 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 173 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 10 |
| JEWS | 59 |
| METHODISTS | 19 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 100 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 8,852 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060015— 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). "Joliette, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/joliette-town-ville-qc060015-1921/.