Victoriaville, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)
Victoriaville, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,759. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.055°N, 71.958°W.
Population
In 1921, Victoriaville, T-V had a population of 3,759: 1,797 male and 1,962 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,474 |
| 1891 | 1,300 |
| 1901 | 1,693 |
| 1911 | 3,028 |
| 1921 | 3,759 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Victoriaville, T-V, 1911 (62.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Victoriaville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,759 total population, 1,962 females in the population, 1,922 females born in Canada, 1,797 males in the population, 1,752 males born in Canada, 43 males born outside the British Empire, 34 females born outside the British Empire, 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,661 persons of French origin, 36 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of German origin. 18 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 3,722 Roman Catholics, 18 Jews, 12 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Methodists, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Tourigny | 1852–1926 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141731
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoriaville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoriaville
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). "Victoriaville, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/victoriaville-t-v-qc038021-1921/.