Belle River, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Belle River, VL 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, VL had a population of 608: 307 male and 301 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 608 total population, 307 males in the population, 301 females in the population, 290 males born in Canada, 280 females born in Canada, 20 females born outside the British Empire, 14 males born outside the British Empire, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 508 persons of French origin, 37 persons of British origin (English), 34 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Syrian origin, 5 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 573 Roman Catholics, 12 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Methodists, 9 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belle-river-vl-on110028-1921/.