Bridgeburg, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Bridgeburg, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.928°N, 78.925°W.
Population
In 1921, Bridgeburg, T-V had a population of 2,401: 1,302 male and 1,099 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bridgeburg vl, 1911 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Bridgeburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,401 total population, 1,302 males in the population, 1,099 females in the population, 849 males born in Canada, 779 females born in Canada, 246 males born outside the British Empire, 207 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 179 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 141 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 970 persons of British origin (English), 387 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 374 persons of British origin (Irish), 266 persons of German origin, 132 persons of Italian origin, 126 persons of Dutch origin, 48 persons of French origin, 25 persons of other European origin, 23 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 5 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 11 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 9 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 813 Anglicans (Church of England), 519 Methodists, 435 Presbyterians, 334 Roman Catholics, 109 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 74 Baptists, 55 Lutherans, 17 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 12 members of the Evangelical Association, 9 Mennonites, 8 adherents of Eastern religions, 8 Jews, 4 Disciples of Christ, 2 Brethren, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151011— 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). "Bridgeburg, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bridgeburg-t-v-on151011-1921/.