Forest, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Forest, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5468772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.100°N, 82.009°W.
Population
In 1921, Forest, T-V had a population of 1,422: 646 male and 776 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,057 |
| 1901 | 1,553 |
| 1911 | 1,445 |
| 1921 | 1,422 |
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, Forest, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,422 total population, 776 females in the population, 679 females born in Canada, 646 males in the population, 541 males born in Canada, 86 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 80 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 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 746 persons of British origin (English), 351 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 278 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 361 Methodists, 360 Presbyterians, 302 Anglicans (Church of England), 153 Baptists, 70 Congregationalists, 63 Roman Catholics, 48 Salvation Army adherents, 23 Brethren, 19 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Lutherans, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5468772
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest,_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). "Forest, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/forest-t-v-on122013-1921/.