Northfield, Quebec (1921 census)
Northfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 560. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244342. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.090°N, 75.887°W.
Population
In 1921, Northfield had a population of 560: 298 male and 262 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 206 |
| 1871 | 461 |
| 1881 | 413 |
| 1891 | 431 |
| 1901 | 530 |
| 1911 | 552 |
| 1921 | 560 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Northfield, 1911 (47.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Northfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 560 total population, 298 males in the population, 293 males born in Canada, 262 females born in Canada, 262 females in the population, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 466 persons of French origin, 65 persons of British origin (Irish), 21 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 476 Roman Catholics, 34 Anglicans (Church of England), 32 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 Methodists, 4 Baptists, 4 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244342
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). "Northfield, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/northfield-qc057019-1921/.