Amherstburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Amherstburg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,769. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q385335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.102°N, 83.102°W.
Population
In 1921, Amherstburg, Town—Ville had a population of 2,769: 1,397 male and 1,372 female residents. Population density was 2760.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,880 |
| 1861 | 2,360 |
| 1871 | 1,936 |
| 1881 | 2,672 |
| 1891 | 2,279 |
| 1901 | 2,222 |
| 1911 | 2,560 |
| 1921 | 2,769 |
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, Amherstburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,372 |
| POP M | 1,397 |
| POP TOT | 2,769 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 523 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 11 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 91 |
| BRIT BORN F | 77 |
| BRIT BORN M | 87 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,219 |
| BRIT IRISH | 303 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 167 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,161 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,158 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 6 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 779 |
| EUR GERMAN | 28 |
| EUR GREEK | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 8 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 134 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 152 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| JEWS | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 566 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 187 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 192 |
| PROTESTANTS | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,326 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q385335
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherstburg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherstburg
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). "Amherstburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherstburg-town-ville-on110017-1921/.