Alliston, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Alliston, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,376. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1490411. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.148°N, 79.848°W.
Population
In 1921, Alliston, T-V had a population of 1,376: 603 male and 773 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,099 |
| 1891 | 1,371 |
| 1901 | 1,256 |
| 1911 | 1,279 |
| 1921 | 1,376 |
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, Alliston, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,376 total population, 773 females in the population, 707 females born in Canada, 603 males in the population, 547 males born in Canada, 58 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 48 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 688 persons of British origin (Irish), 469 persons of British origin (English), 160 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 4 persons of German 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 501 Methodists, 416 Presbyterians, 268 Anglicans (Church of England), 166 Roman Catholics, 19 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 Jews, 1 Baptists. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Grant Banting | 1891–1941 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1490411
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliston
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliston
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). "Alliston, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alliston-t-v-on144018-1921/.