Newport, Quebec (1921 census)
Newport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,711. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28770244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.318°N, 64.822°W.
Population
In 1921, Newport had a population of 1,711: 894 male and 817 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,154 |
| 1891 | 1,481 |
| 1901 | 1,357 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,711 |
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, Newport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,711 total population, 894 males in the population, 882 males born in Canada, 817 females in the population, 814 females born in Canada, 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,464 persons of French origin, 78 persons of British origin (English), 68 persons of British origin (Irish), 64 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 37 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,692 Roman Catholics, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28770244
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). "Newport, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newport-qc056023-1921/.