Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Forest, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 1,422: 646 male and 776 female residents. Population density was 1417.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,614 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 776 |
| POP M | 646 |
| POP TOT | 1,422 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 302 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 153 |
| BRETHREN | 23 |
| BRIT BORN F | 80 |
| BRIT BORN M | 86 |
| BRIT ENG | 746 |
| BRIT IRISH | 278 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 351 |
| CAN BORN F | 679 |
| CAN BORN M | 541 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 70 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 17 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 19 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 361 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 360 |
| PROTESTANTS | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 63 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 48 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 15 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/forest-town-ville-on122013-1921/.