Sawyerville, VL, Quebec (1921 census)
Sawyerville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q55445908. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 71.568°W.
Population
In 1921, Sawyerville, VL had a population of 518: 255 male and 263 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 428 |
| 1911 | 432 |
| 1921 | 518 |
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, Sawyerville, VL 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 518 total population, 263 females in the population, 255 males in the population, 240 females born in Canada, 225 males born in Canada, 17 males born outside the British Empire, 13 females born outside the British Empire, 13 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 266 persons of British origin (English), 109 persons of French origin, 100 persons of British origin (Irish), 42 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 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 206 Methodists, 127 Roman Catholics, 86 Anglicans (Church of England), 74 Baptists, 24 Presbyterians, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q55445908
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawyerville_(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). "Sawyerville, VL, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sawyerville-vl-qc051021-1921/.