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 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 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,722 total population, 868 females in the population, 854 males in the population, 678 females born in Canada, 617 males born in Canada, 181 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 167 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 56 males born outside the British Empire, 23 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 888 persons of British origin (English), 383 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 322 persons of British origin (Irish), 34 persons of Italian origin, 30 persons of German origin, 21 persons of Ukrainian origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of French origin. 13 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 696 Presbyterians, 420 Anglicans (Church of England), 351 Methodists, 156 Roman Catholics, 40 Baptists, 13 Jews, 12 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 11 Disciples of Christ, 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 Congregationalists, 4 Mennonites, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Mann | 1853–1934 | born here |
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/.