Cornwall, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Cornwall, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,419. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q956690. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.023°N, 74.729°W.
Population
In 1921, Cornwall, T-V had a population of 7,419: 3,576 male and 3,843 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 6,598 |
| 1921 | 7,419 |
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, Cornwall, 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 7,419 total population, 3,843 females in the population, 3,576 males in the population, 3,408 females born in Canada, 3,064 males born in Canada, 291 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 251 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 221 males born outside the British Empire, 184 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,006 persons of French origin, 1,497 persons of British origin (English), 1,134 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,061 persons of British origin (Irish), 348 persons of Dutch origin, 96 persons of Italian origin, 53 persons of German origin, 23 persons of Scandinavian origin, 22 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 21 persons of British origin (other), 20 persons of Syrian origin, 12 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of Greek origin, 6 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 89 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 18 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,263 Roman Catholics, 1,128 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,094 Presbyterians, 598 Methodists, 171 Baptists, 89 Jews, 20 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 16 Lutherans, 14 Salvation Army adherents, 10 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 adherents of Eastern religions, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q956690
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall_(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). "Cornwall, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-t-v-on145005-1921/.