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 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 density was 125.7 people per square mile.
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 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 507 |
| POP M | 461 |
| POP TOT | 968 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 234 |
| BAPTISTS | 67 |
| BRIT BORN F | 30 |
| BRIT BORN M | 43 |
| BRIT ENG | 403 |
| BRIT IRISH | 44 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 63 |
| CAN BORN F | 435 |
| CAN BORN M | 392 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 198 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 376 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 68 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 42 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 35 |
| OTHER SECTS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 397 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.