Wakefield, Quebec (1921 census)
Wakefield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 757. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244699. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.696°N, 75.882°W.
Population
In 1921, Wakefield had a population of 757: 416 male and 341 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 588 |
| 1861 | 927 |
| 1871 | 1,338 |
| 1881 | 1,365 |
| 1891 | 1,852 |
| 1911 | 1,432 |
| 1921 | 757 |
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 was contained in Wakefield, 1911 (52.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Wakefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 757 total population, 416 males in the population, 382 males born in Canada, 341 females in the population, 324 females born in Canada, 23 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born outside the British Empire, 6 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 533 persons of British origin (Irish), 133 persons of French origin, 56 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 352 Roman Catholics, 192 Presbyterians, 114 Methodists, 95 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Baptists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244699
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). "Wakefield, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wakefield-qc057025-1921/.