Maria, Quebec (1921 census)
Maria was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28154590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 66.002°W.
Population
In 1921, Maria had a population of 1,946: 982 male and 964 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,349 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 2,138 |
| 1881 | 2,298 |
| 1901 | 2,460 |
| 1911 | 2,457 |
| 1921 | 1,946 |
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, Maria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,946 total population, 982 males in the population, 975 males born in Canada, 964 females in the population, 960 females born in Canada, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,515 persons of French origin, 176 persons of British origin (Irish), 129 persons of British origin (English), 125 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,767 Roman Catholics, 168 Presbyterians, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28154590
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). "Maria, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-qc044008-1921/.