Mégantic, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)
Mégantic, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,140. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142020. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.585°N, 70.883°W.
Population
In 1921, Mégantic, T-V had a population of 3,140: 1,580 male and 1,560 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lac Mégantic vl, 1911 (64.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Agnès vl, 1911 (35.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Mégantic, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,140 total population, 1,580 males in the population, 1,560 females in the population, 1,503 males born in Canada, 1,493 females born in Canada, 56 males born outside the British Empire, 49 females born outside the British Empire, 21 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,801 persons of French origin, 173 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 128 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of other Asian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 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 2,804 Roman Catholics, 180 Presbyterians, 129 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Methodists, 6 Jews, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142020
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac-M%C3%A9gantic,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac-M%C3%A9gantic
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). "Mégantic, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/m-gantic-t-v-qc055022-1921/.