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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 839 total population, 437 males in the population, 434 males born in Canada, 402 females in the population, 399 females born in Canada, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 372 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 258 persons of French origin, 121 persons of British origin (Irish), 87 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 362 Roman Catholics, 247 Presbyterians, 177 Baptists, 27 Methodists, 26 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.