Glencoe, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Glencoe, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 862. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.763°N, 81.710°W.
Population
In 1921, Glencoe, VL had a population of 862: 410 male and 452 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 841 |
| 1921 | 862 |
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, Glencoe, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 452 |
| POP M | 410 |
| POP TOT | 862 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 159 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 22 |
| BRIT BORN F | 45 |
| BRIT BORN M | 60 |
| BRIT ENG | 345 |
| BRIT IRISH | 207 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 259 |
| CAN BORN F | 386 |
| CAN BORN M | 325 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 5 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 16 |
| EUR GERMAN | 15 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 10 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 25 |
| METHODISTS | 263 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 386 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134624
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). "Glencoe, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glencoe-vl-on128020-1921/.