Whitton, Quebec (1921 census)
Whitton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 985. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 71.031°W.
Population
In 1921, Whitton had a population of 985: 547 male and 438 female residents. Population density was 16.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 813 |
| 1921 | 985 |
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, Whitton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 438 |
| POP M | 547 |
| POP TOT | 985 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 12 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 7 |
| BRIT IRISH | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 167 |
| CAN BORN F | 420 |
| CAN BORN M | 515 |
| EUR FRENCH | 787 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 19 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 173 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 801 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055017— 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). "Whitton, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/whitton-qc055017-1921/.