St. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha), Quebec (1921 census)
St. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 839. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815242. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.975°N, 66.960°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha) had a population of 839: 437 male and 402 female residents. Population density was 28.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 865 |
| 1921 | 839 |
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, St. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 402 |
| POP M | 437 |
| POP TOT | 839 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 26 |
| BAPTISTS | 177 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 87 |
| BRIT IRISH | 121 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 372 |
| CAN BORN F | 399 |
| CAN BORN M | 434 |
| EUR FRENCH | 258 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 27 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 247 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 362 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815242
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). "St. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha), Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-laurent-de-matap-dia-niguasha-qc044021-1921/.