Acton, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Acton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,722. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q344432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.631°N, 80.033°W.
Population
In 1921, Acton, Village had a population of 1,722: 854 male and 868 female residents. Population density was 1716.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 848 |
| 1891 | 1,209 |
| 1901 | 1,484 |
| 1911 | 1,720 |
| 1921 | 1,722 |
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, Acton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 868 |
| POP M | 854 |
| POP TOT | 1,722 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 420 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 40 |
| BRIT BORN F | 167 |
| BRIT BORN M | 181 |
| BRIT ENG | 888 |
| BRIT IRISH | 322 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 383 |
| CAN BORN F | 678 |
| CAN BORN M | 617 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 11 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 20 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 30 |
| EUR HEBREW | 13 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 34 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 23 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 56 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 12 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| MENNONITES | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 351 |
| MORMONS | 8 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 696 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 156 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q344432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton_(Ontario)
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). "Acton, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/acton-village-on117009-1921/.