Pierreville, VL, Quebec (1921 census)
Pierreville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,394. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3387912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.068°N, 72.805°W.
Population
In 1921, Pierreville, VL had a population of 1,394: 667 male and 727 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,745 |
| 1871 | 3,116 |
| 1891 | 1,297 |
| 1901 | 1,108 |
| 1911 | 1,363 |
| 1921 | 1,394 |
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, Pierreville, VL 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 1,394 total population, 727 females in the population, 726 females born in Canada, 667 males in the population, 661 males born in Canada, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,389 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,392 Roman Catholics, 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC100017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3387912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierreville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierreville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Pierreville, VL, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pierreville-vl-qc100017-1921/.