Waterville, Village, Quebec (1921 census)
Waterville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 968. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142421. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.285°N, 71.876°W.
Population
In 1921, Waterville, Village had a population of 968: 461 male and 507 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 413 |
| 1891 | 516 |
| 1901 | 576 |
| 1911 | 1,054 |
| 1921 | 968 |
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, Waterville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 968 total population, 507 females in the population, 461 males in the population, 435 females born in Canada, 392 males born in Canada, 43 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 42 females born outside the British Empire, 30 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 26 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 403 persons of British origin (English), 376 persons of French origin, 68 persons of Scandinavian origin, 63 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 44 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 397 Roman Catholics, 234 Anglicans (Church of England), 198 Congregationalists, 67 Baptists, 35 Methodists, 19 Presbyterians, 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Adventists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142421
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Waterville, Village, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waterville-village-qc051022-1921/.