Bancroft, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Bancroft, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 768. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1850051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.056°N, 77.854°W.
Population
In 1921, Bancroft, VL had a population of 768: 386 male and 382 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 625 |
| 1921 | 768 |
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, Bancroft, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 768 total population, 386 males in the population, 382 females in the population, 365 females born in Canada, 354 males born in Canada, 20 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 males born outside the British Empire, 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 258 persons of British origin (Irish), 203 persons of British origin (English), 117 persons of Dutch origin, 93 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 55 persons of German origin, 30 persons of French origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 322 Methodists, 188 Anglicans (Church of England), 107 Presbyterians, 72 Brethren, 44 Roman Catholics, 10 Baptists, 7 members of the Evangelical Association, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Lutherans, 4 Mennonites, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1850051
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bancroft,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bancroft_(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). "Bancroft, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bancroft-vl-on118028-1921/.