Potton, Quebec (1921 census)
Potton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,971. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.079°N, 72.381°W.
Population
In 1921, Potton had a population of 1,971: 1,037 male and 934 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,994 |
| 1871 | 2,178 |
| 1881 | 2,380 |
| 1891 | 2,253 |
| 1901 | 1,978 |
| 1911 | 1,941 |
| 1921 | 1,971 |
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, Potton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,971 total population, 1,037 males in the population, 944 males born in Canada, 934 females in the population, 819 females born in Canada, 88 females born outside the British Empire, 72 males born outside the British Empire, 27 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 21 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 938 persons of French origin, 710 persons of British origin (English), 147 persons of British origin (Irish), 139 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 26 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 934 Roman Catholics, 404 Anglicans (Church of England), 384 Methodists, 134 Baptists, 63 Adventists, 25 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 Presbyterians, 8 Congregationalists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045005_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244485
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). "Potton, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/potton-qc045005-1921/.