Fenelon Falls, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Fenelon Falls, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,031. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.525°N, 78.744°W.
Population
In 1921, Fenelon Falls, VL had a population of 1,031: 471 male and 560 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,155 |
| 1891 | 1,219 |
| 1901 | 1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,053 |
| 1921 | 1,031 |
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, Fenelon Falls, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,031 total population, 560 females in the population, 507 females born in Canada, 471 males in the population, 420 males born in Canada, 47 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 46 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 753 persons of British origin (English), 152 persons of British origin (Irish), 115 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 367 Methodists, 251 Presbyterians, 170 Anglicans (Church of England), 135 Baptists, 54 Roman Catholics, 40 Salvation Army adherents, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Adventists, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5443310
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenelon_Falls
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). "Fenelon Falls, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-falls-vl-on149015-1921/.