Goderich, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Goderich, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,107. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q33974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.742°N, 81.712°W.
Population
In 1921, Goderich, T-V had a population of 4,107: 1,911 male and 2,196 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,522 |
| 1921 | 4,107 |
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, Goderich, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,107 total population, 2,196 females in the population, 1,911 males in the population, 1,904 females born in Canada, 1,610 males born in Canada, 244 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 235 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 57 females born outside the British Empire, 57 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,498 persons of British origin (English), 1,330 persons of British origin (Irish), 977 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 144 persons of German origin, 51 persons of French origin, 31 persons of Dutch origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 11 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 23 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 1,465 Presbyterians, 1,144 Methodists, 844 Anglicans (Church of England), 466 Roman Catholics, 103 Baptists, 23 Jews, 22 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Brethren, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Cameron Nichol | 1866–1928 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q33974
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goderich,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goderich_(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). "Goderich, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-t-v-on119018-1921/.