Arkona, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Arkona, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 420. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4792035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.086°N, 81.838°W.
Population
In 1921, Arkona, VL had a population of 420: 204 male and 216 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 569 |
| 1891 | 463 |
| 1901 | 468 |
| 1911 | 424 |
| 1921 | 420 |
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, Arkona, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 420 total population, 216 females in the population, 204 males in the population, 197 females born in Canada, 191 males born in Canada, 15 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 217 persons of British origin (English), 111 persons of British origin (Irish), 87 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 159 Methodists, 103 Baptists, 71 Presbyterians, 42 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Mennonites, 13 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Brethren, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Congregationalists, 3 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122016_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4792035
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkona,_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). "Arkona, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arkona-vl-on122016-1921/.