Gravenhurst, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Gravenhurst, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,478. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.922°N, 79.380°W.
Population
In 1921, Gravenhurst, Town—Ville had a population of 1,478: 727 male and 751 female residents. Population density was 1473.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,848 |
| 1901 | 2,146 |
| 1911 | 1,624 |
| 1921 | 1,478 |
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, Gravenhurst, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 751 |
| POP M | 727 |
| POP TOT | 1,478 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 299 |
| BAPTISTS | 148 |
| BRETHREN | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 89 |
| BRIT BORN M | 105 |
| BRIT ENG | 613 |
| BRIT IRISH | 319 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 275 |
| CAN BORN F | 627 |
| CAN BORN M | 597 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR DUTCH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 86 |
| EUR GERMAN | 69 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 10 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 11 |
| EUR OTHER | 8 |
| EUR POLISH | 11 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 45 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 35 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 25 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 17 |
| MENNONITES | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 468 |
| OTHER SECTS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 320 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 175 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Gravenhurst, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gravenhurst-town-ville-on129025-1921/.