Aurora, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Aurora, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,307. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q266438. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.003°N, 79.481°W.
Population
In 1921, Aurora, Town—Ville had a population of 2,307: 1,089 male and 1,218 female residents. Population density was 2299.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,743 |
| 1901 | 1,590 |
| 1911 | 1,901 |
| 1921 | 2,307 |
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, Aurora, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,218 |
| POP M | 1,089 |
| POP TOT | 2,307 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 604 |
| BAPTISTS | 310 |
| BRIT BORN F | 154 |
| BRIT BORN M | 162 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,935 |
| BRIT IRISH | 174 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 134 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,044 |
| CAN BORN M | 906 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 9 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 29 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 21 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 911 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 350 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 48 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 37 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q266438
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(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). "Aurora, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aurora-town-ville-on154012-1921/.