La Tuque, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)
La Tuque, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,603. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141769. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.440°N, 72.786°W.
Population
In 1921, La Tuque, T-V had a population of 5,603: 2,951 male and 2,652 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,934 |
| 1921 | 5,603 |
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, La Tuque, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,603 total population, 2,951 males in the population, 2,798 males born in Canada, 2,652 females in the population, 2,565 females born in Canada, 100 males born outside the British Empire, 56 females born outside the British Empire, 53 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 31 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 5,162 persons of French origin, 240 persons of British origin (English), 51 persons of Italian origin, 27 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of Scandinavian origin, 22 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of Syrian origin, 5 persons of Greek origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of other Asian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 40 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 5,289 Roman Catholics, 196 Anglicans (Church of England), 33 Jews, 29 Presbyterians, 20 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 15 Methodists, 5 Congregationalists, 5 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Lutherans, 2 Baptists, 1 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141769
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tuque,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tuque
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). "La Tuque, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-tuque-t-v-qc047031-1921/.