Deseronto, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Deseronto, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,847. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q603823. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.202°N, 77.056°W.
Population
In 1921, Deseronto, T-V had a population of 1,847: 887 male and 960 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,338 |
| 1901 | 3,527 |
| 1911 | 2,013 |
| 1921 | 1,847 |
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, Deseronto, T-V 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 1,847 total population, 960 females in the population, 887 males in the population, 880 females born in Canada, 797 males born in Canada, 66 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 66 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 24 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 661 persons of British origin (English), 473 persons of British origin (Irish), 208 persons of French origin, 192 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 92 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of German origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 170 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). 3 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 630 Methodists, 508 Anglicans (Church of England), 411 Roman Catholics, 197 Presbyterians, 55 Brethren, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Baptists, 3 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q603823
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deseronto
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deseronto
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). "Deseronto, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/deseronto-t-v-on118026-1921/.