Alvinston, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Alvinston, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 691. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.826°N, 81.848°W.
Population
In 1921, Alvinston, Village had a population of 691: 324 male and 367 female residents. Population density was 688.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 830 |
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 898 |
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1921 | 691 |
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, Alvinston, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 367 |
| POP M | 324 |
| POP TOT | 691 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 124 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 79 |
| BRIT BORN F | 26 |
| BRIT BORN M | 29 |
| BRIT ENG | 232 |
| BRIT IRISH | 141 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 275 |
| CAN BORN F | 332 |
| CAN BORN M | 287 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 25 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 106 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 350 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 29 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122015_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Alvinston, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alvinston-village-on122015-1921/.