Richelieu, Village, Quebec (1921 census)
Richelieu, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 426. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.443°N, 73.242°W.
Population
In 1921, Richelieu, Village had a population of 426: 208 male and 218 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 760 |
| 1891 | 530 |
| 1901 | 389 |
| 1911 | 332 |
| 1921 | 426 |
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, Richelieu, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 426 total population, 218 females in the population, 208 males in the population, 194 females born in Canada, 185 males born in Canada, 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 344 persons of French origin, 67 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 348 Roman Catholics, 62 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Presbyterians, 5 Methodists, 2 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC085013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142306
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_(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). "Richelieu, Village, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/richelieu-village-qc085013-1921/.