Exeter, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Exeter, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,442. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5420085. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.340°N, 81.492°W.
Population
In 1921, Exeter, Village had a population of 1,442: 641 male and 801 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,725 |
| 1891 | 1,809 |
| 1901 | 1,792 |
| 1911 | 1,555 |
| 1921 | 1,442 |
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, Exeter, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,442 total population, 801 females in the population, 719 females born in Canada, 641 males in the population, 562 males born in Canada, 65 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 61 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 males born outside the British Empire, 17 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,045 persons of British origin (English), 168 persons of British origin (Irish), 143 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of German origin, 17 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of French origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 2 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 927 Methodists, 265 Anglicans (Church of England), 209 Presbyterians, 14 Lutherans, 9 Baptists, 7 Adventists, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Jews, 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5420085
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_(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). "Exeter, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/exeter-village-on119024-1921/.