York, Quebec (1921 census)
York was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 661. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28321524. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.784°N, 64.554°W.
Population
In 1921, York had a population of 661: 359 male and 302 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 205 |
| 1871 | 283 |
| 1881 | 485 |
| 1891 | 350 |
| 1901 | 417 |
| 1911 | 523 |
| 1921 | 661 |
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, York shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 661 total population, 359 males in the population, 349 males born in Canada, 302 females in the population, 300 females born in Canada, 9 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 499 persons of British origin (English), 59 persons of French origin, 48 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 39 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 567 Anglicans (Church of England), 73 Roman Catholics, 11 Methodists, 8 Presbyterians, 2 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28321524
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). "York, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/york-qc056029-1921/.