Bowmanville, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Bowmanville, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,233. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2922719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.909°N, 78.679°W.
Population
In 1921, Bowmanville, T-V had a population of 3,233: 1,552 male and 1,681 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,721 |
| 1871 | 3,034 |
| 1881 | 3,504 |
| 1891 | 3,377 |
| 1901 | 2,731 |
| 1911 | 2,814 |
| 1921 | 3,233 |
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, Bowmanville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,233 total population, 1,681 females in the population, 1,552 males in the population, 1,321 females born in Canada, 1,196 males born in Canada, 324 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 320 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 36 females born outside the British Empire, 36 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,399 persons of British origin (English), 366 persons of British origin (Irish), 324 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 43 persons of Dutch origin, 31 persons of French origin, 18 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 5 persons of Austrian origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Polish origin. 7 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 1,765 Methodists, 666 Anglicans (Church of England), 442 Presbyterians, 132 Disciples of Christ, 91 Roman Catholics, 45 Salvation Army adherents, 42 Baptists, 19 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Congregationalists, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Jews, 7 Lutherans, 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2922719
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowmanville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowmanville
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). "Bowmanville, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bowmanville-t-v-on108007-1921/.