Belle River, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Belle River, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 608. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q113614007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.289°N, 82.703°W.
Population
In 1921, Belle River, Village had a population of 608: 307 male and 301 female residents. Population density was 606.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 556 |
| 1891 | 657 |
| 1901 | 607 |
| 1911 | 520 |
| 1921 | 608 |
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, Belle River, 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 | 301 |
| POP M | 307 |
| POP TOT | 608 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 12 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 37 |
| BRIT IRISH | 34 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 5 |
| CAN BORN F | 280 |
| CAN BORN M | 290 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 508 |
| EUR GERMAN | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| PROTESTANTS | 9 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 573 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q113614007
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_River,_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). "Belle River, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belle-river-village-on110028-1921/.