Ponsonby, Quebec (1921 census)
Ponsonby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 643. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.916°N, 74.783°W.
Population
In 1921, Ponsonby had a population of 643: 351 male and 292 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 452 |
| 1911 | 547 |
| 1921 | 643 |
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, Ponsonby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 643 total population, 351 males in the population, 339 males born in Canada, 292 females in the population, 281 females born in Canada, 9 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 479 persons of French origin, 55 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 48 persons of British origin (English), 33 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 509 Roman Catholics, 46 Anglicans (Church of England), 44 Methodists, 32 Presbyterians, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244477
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). "Ponsonby, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ponsonby-qc062040-1921/.