Thetford Mines, C, Quebec (1921 census)
Thetford Mines, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,886. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 71.302°W.
Population
In 1921, Thetford Mines, C had a population of 7,886: 3,978 male and 3,908 female residents.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Thetford Mines, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 7,886 total population, 3,978 males in the population, 3,908 females in the population, 3,782 males born in Canada, 3,772 females born in Canada, 164 males born outside the British Empire, 110 females born outside the British Empire, 32 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 26 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 7,321 persons of French origin, 278 persons of British origin (English), 125 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of other Asian origin, 11 persons of other European origin, 10 persons of Austrian origin, 10 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Syrian origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 15 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 7,527 Roman Catholics, 157 Anglicans (Church of England), 60 Methodists, 50 Presbyterians, 47 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 15 Jews, 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Robert Smith | 1860–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141995
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetford_Mines
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetford_Mines
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). "Thetford Mines, C, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thetford-mines-c-qc071019-1921/.