Bobcaygeon, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Bobcaygeon, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,095. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4935785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.546°N, 78.556°W.
Population
In 1921, Bobcaygeon, VL had a population of 1,095: 595 male and 500 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 750 |
| 1891 | 1,018 |
| 1901 | 914 |
| 1911 | 1,000 |
| 1921 | 1,095 |
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, Bobcaygeon, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,095 total population, 595 males in the population, 514 males born in Canada, 500 females in the population, 445 females born in Canada, 54 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 47 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 27 males born outside the British Empire, 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 459 persons of British origin (Irish), 383 persons of British origin (English), 164 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of Ukrainian origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 417 Methodists, 296 Anglicans (Church of England), 257 Presbyterians, 81 Roman Catholics, 24 Baptists, 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4935785
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcaygeon
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). "Bobcaygeon, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bobcaygeon-vl-on149014-1921/.