Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Galt, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 13,216. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q15982096. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.353°N, 80.319°W.
Population
In 1921, Galt, Town—Ville had a population of 13,216: 6,367 male and 6,849 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,248 |
| 1861 | 3,069 |
| 1871 | 3,827 |
| 1881 | 5,187 |
| 1891 | 7,535 |
| 1901 | 7,866 |
| 1911 | 10,299 |
| 1921 | 13,216 |
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, Galt, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 13,216 total population, 6,849 females in the population, 6,367 males in the population, 4,634 females born in Canada, 4,084 males born in Canada, 1,994 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,968 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 315 males born outside the British Empire, 221 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 6,147 persons of British origin (English), 3,965 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,549 persons of British origin (Irish), 734 persons of German origin, 196 persons of French origin, 128 persons of Dutch origin, 81 persons of British origin (other), 61 persons of Italian origin, 61 persons of Syrian origin, 49 persons of other European origin, 34 persons of Polish origin, 28 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 28 persons of Russian origin, 26 persons of other Asian origin, 19 persons of Austrian origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 10 persons of Ukrainian origin, 9 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. 67 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 4,749 Presbyterians, 3,770 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,001 Methodists, 1,026 Roman Catholics, 744 Baptists, 222 Lutherans, 204 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 203 Salvation Army adherents, 68 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 67 Jews, 50 Brethren, 36 Adventists, 28 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 17 Mennonites, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 adherents of Eastern religions, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Congregationalists, 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q15982096
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galt,_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). "Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galt-town-ville-on150006-1921/.