Essex, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Essex, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,588. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q559147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.170°N, 82.825°W.
Population
In 1921, Essex, T-V had a population of 1,588: 760 male and 828 female residents. Population density was 1583.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,709 |
| 1901 | 1,391 |
| 1911 | 1,353 |
| 1921 | 1,588 |
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, Essex, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 828 |
| POP M | 760 |
| POP TOT | 1,588 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 252 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 185 |
| BRETHREN | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 61 |
| BRIT BORN M | 58 |
| BRIT ENG | 857 |
| BRIT IRISH | 273 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 242 |
| CAN BORN F | 700 |
| CAN BORN M | 642 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 49 |
| EUR FRENCH | 65 |
| EUR GERMAN | 70 |
| EUR HEBREW | 8 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 67 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 60 |
| JEWS | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 731 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 218 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 89 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 67 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q559147
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_(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). "Essex, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/essex-t-v-on110018-1921/.