Durham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Durham, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,494. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5316450. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.187°N, 80.834°W.
Population
In 1921, Durham, Town—Ville had a population of 1,494: 684 male and 810 female residents. Population density was 1489.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,059 |
| 1891 | 1,273 |
| 1901 | 1,422 |
| 1911 | 1,581 |
| 1921 | 1,494 |
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, Durham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 810 |
| POP M | 684 |
| POP TOT | 1,494 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 260 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 174 |
| BRIT BORN F | 84 |
| BRIT BORN M | 80 |
| BRIT ENG | 429 |
| BRIT IRISH | 359 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 583 |
| CAN BORN F | 708 |
| CAN BORN M | 586 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR DUTCH | 21 |
| EUR FRENCH | 23 |
| EUR GERMAN | 56 |
| EUR GREEK | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 12 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 18 |
| JEWS | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 386 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 569 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 74 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5316450
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_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). "Durham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/durham-town-ville-on114018-1921/.