L'Assomption, Quebec (1921 census)
L'Assomption was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 881. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.839°N, 73.421°W.
Population
In 1921, L'Assomption had a population of 881: 457 male and 424 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 892 |
| 1921 | 881 |
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'Assomption shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 881 total population, 457 males in the population, 444 males born in Canada, 424 females in the population, 423 females born in Canada, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 855 persons of French origin, 13 persons of British origin (English), 11 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 881 Roman Catholics, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edmond-Joseph Bourque | 1843–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC065002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
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'Assomption, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-qc065002-1921/.