Blind River, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Blind River, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,843. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859518. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 82.949°W.
Population
In 1921, Blind River, T-V had a population of 1,843: 966 male and 877 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,558 |
| 1921 | 1,843 |
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, Blind River, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,843 total population, 966 males in the population, 892 males born in Canada, 877 females in the population, 810 females born in Canada, 60 males born outside the British Empire, 45 females born outside the British Empire, 22 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,171 persons of French origin, 212 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 209 persons of British origin (English), 178 persons of British origin (Irish), 21 persons of German origin, 15 persons of Syrian origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 9 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,301 Roman Catholics, 279 Presbyterians, 112 Anglicans (Church of England), 68 Methodists, 60 Baptists, 17 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102109— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102109— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859518
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_River,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_River
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). "Blind River, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blind-river-t-v-on102109-1921/.