Elora, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Elora, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,136. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5367201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.424°W.
Population
In 1921, Elora, VL had a population of 1,136: 523 male and 613 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,197 |
| 1921 | 1,136 |
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, Elora, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 613 |
| POP M | 523 |
| POP TOT | 1,136 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 206 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 59 |
| BRIT BORN M | 60 |
| BRIT ENG | 435 |
| BRIT IRISH | 197 |
| BRIT OTHER | 20 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 389 |
| CAN BORN F | 533 |
| CAN BORN M | 443 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 13 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 56 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 20 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 242 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 544 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 131 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5367201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elora,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elora
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). "Elora, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elora-vl-on152020-1921/.