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 density was 1371.7 people per square mile.
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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 773 |
| POP M | 603 |
| POP TOT | 1,376 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 268 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 58 |
| BRIT BORN M | 48 |
| BRIT ENG | 469 |
| BRIT IRISH | 688 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 160 |
| CAN BORN F | 707 |
| CAN BORN M | 547 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 20 |
| EUR FRENCH | 6 |
| EUR GERMAN | 4 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 501 |
| OTHER SECTS | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 416 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 166 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
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/.