Blyth, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Blyth, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 656. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4930846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.735°N, 81.417°W.
Population
In 1921, Blyth, VL had a population of 656: 310 male and 346 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 704 |
| 1921 | 656 |
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, Blyth, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 656 total population, 346 females in the population, 310 females born in Canada, 310 males in the population, 280 males born in Canada, 32 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 27 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 280 persons of British origin (English), 185 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 153 persons of British origin (Irish), 25 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of other European origin. 5 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 283 Presbyterians, 230 Methodists, 74 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Baptists, 12 Roman Catholics, 5 Jews, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Brethren, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4930846
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blyth,_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). "Blyth, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blyth-vl-on119022-1921/.