Fort Frances, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Fort Frances, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,109. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1438546. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.614°N, 93.386°W.
Population
In 1921, Fort Frances, T-V had a population of 3,109: 1,770 male and 1,339 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 3,109 |
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, Fort Frances, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,109 total population, 1,770 males in the population, 1,339 females in the population, 1,004 males born in Canada, 848 females born in Canada, 627 males born outside the British Empire, 375 females born outside the British Empire, 139 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 116 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 580 persons of British origin (English), 533 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 459 persons of French origin, 458 persons of British origin (Irish), 307 persons of Austrian origin, 273 persons of Scandinavian origin, 99 persons of Italian origin, 88 persons of Finnish origin, 86 persons of German origin, 58 persons of Russian origin, 37 persons of Polish origin, 31 persons of Ukrainian origin, 28 persons of British origin (other), 18 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of other European origin, 11 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 9 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Syrian 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). 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,016 Roman Catholics, 664 Presbyterians, 418 Anglicans (Church of England), 326 Methodists, 301 Lutherans, 234 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 105 Baptists, 18 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Salvation Army adherents, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON141047— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON141047— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1438546
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Frances
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Frances
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). "Fort Frances, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fort-frances-t-v-on141047-1921/.