L’Anse au Griffon, Quebec (1921 census)
L’Anse au Griffon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.914°N, 64.330°W.
Population
In 1921, L’Anse au Griffon had a population of 930: 488 male and 442 female residents. Population density was 62.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 679 |
| 1881 | 907 |
| 1891 | 1,030 |
| 1901 | 792 |
| 1911 | 886 |
| 1921 | 930 |
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, L’Anse au Griffon shared boundaries with:
- Cap des Rosiers (Grande Grève)
- Cap des Rosiers (St. Alban du)
- Fox River & Sydenham N.
- Gaspé Bay N. & Sydenham S.
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 442 |
| POP M | 488 |
| POP TOT | 930 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 7 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 9 |
| BRIT IRISH | 221 |
| CAN BORN F | 442 |
| CAN BORN M | 484 |
| EUR FRENCH | 670 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 894 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056001_1871— 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). "L’Anse au Griffon, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-anse-au-griffon-qc056001-1921/.