Bowmanville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Bowmanville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.909°N, 78.679°W.
Population
In 1921, Bowmanville, Town—Ville had a population of 3,233: 1,552 male and 1,681 female residents. Population density was 3223.0 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,681 |
| POP M | 1,552 |
| POP TOT | 3,233 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 666 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 42 |
| BRIT BORN F | 324 |
| BRIT BORN M | 320 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,399 |
| BRIT IRISH | 366 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 324 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,321 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,196 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 132 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 43 |
| EUR FRENCH | 31 |
| EUR GERMAN | 18 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 36 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 36 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 1,765 |
| OTHER SECTS | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 442 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 91 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 45 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bowmanville-town-ville-on108007-1921/.