Grand Valley, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Grand Valley, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 620. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5328891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.894°N, 80.316°W.
Population
In 1921, Grand Valley, VL had a population of 620: 290 male and 330 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 775 |
| 1921 | 620 |
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, Grand Valley, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 620 total population, 330 females in the population, 290 males in the population, 289 females born in Canada, 251 males born in Canada, 36 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 324 persons of British origin (Irish), 171 persons of British origin (English), 105 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 9 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 252 Presbyterians, 166 Methodists, 137 Anglicans (Church of England), 45 Disciples of Christ, 9 Jews, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Baptists, 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106008_1911_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5328891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Valley,_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). "Grand Valley, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grand-valley-vl-on106008-1921/.