Yamachiche, Quebec (1921 census)
Yamachiche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,615. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3571405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.304°N, 72.834°W.
Population
In 1921, Yamachiche had a population of 1,615: 842 male and 773 female residents.
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 Yamachiche, 1911 (87.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Yamachiche shared boundaries with:
- Louiseville (Rivière du Loup)
- Pointe du Lac
- St. Barnabé
- St. Léon
- St. Sévère
- St. Thomas de Caxton
- Yamachiche, Village
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,615 total population, 842 males in the population, 841 males born in Canada, 773 females in the population, 768 females born in Canada, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,599 persons of French origin, 13 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,614 Roman Catholics, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nérée Beauchemin | 1850–1931 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3571405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamachiche
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamachiche
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). "Yamachiche, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamachiche-qc093011-1921/.