Québec, C, Quebec (1921 census)
Québec, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 95,193. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.815°N, 71.251°W.
Population
In 1921, Québec, C had a population of 95,193: 44,198 male and 50,995 female residents. Population density was 8511.9 people per square mile.
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 Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier, 1911 (1.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Banlieue (Trois-Rivières, par.), 1911 (8.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier St. Malo, 1911 (4.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier St. Sauveur, 1911 (2.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier Stadacona, 1911 (16.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier Limoilou, 1911 (14.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier St. Valier, 1911 (3.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Banlieue S., 1911 (3.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier Champlain, 1911 (1.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier Montcalm, 1911 (4.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier St. Pierre, 1911 (2.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier Montcalm (Centre), 1911 (1.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier, 1911 (0.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, ward-quartier St. Jean, 1911 (1.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, 1911 (1.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier, 1911 (3.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Québec, C shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Beauport
- Charlesbourg, VL
- Giffard, VL
- Québec W.-O., T-V
- St. Ambroise
- St. Charles de Charlesbourg
- St. Colomban
- Ste. Foy
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 50,995 |
| POP M | 44,198 |
| POP TOT | 95,193 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,661 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 98 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 64 |
| BAPTISTS | 72 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 664 |
| BRIT BORN M | 576 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,728 |
| BRIT IRISH | 4,075 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 822 |
| CAN BORN F | 49,548 |
| CAN BORN M | 42,766 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 44 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 71 |
| EUR DUTCH | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 85,350 |
| EUR GERMAN | 94 |
| EUR GREEK | 73 |
| EUR HEBREW | 375 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 156 |
| EUR OTHER | 47 |
| EUR POLISH | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 37 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 783 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 856 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 54 |
| INDIAN | 12 |
| JEWS | 371 |
| LUTHERANS | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 276 |
| NEGRO | 14 |
| OTHER SECTS | 36 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 638 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1,184 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 90,680 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Québec, C, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-c-qc081017-1921/.