Harriston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Harriston, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,263. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5666261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.917°N, 80.872°W.
Population
In 1921, Harriston, Town—Ville had a population of 1,263: 607 male and 656 female residents. Population density was 1259.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,772 |
| 1891 | 1,687 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,491 |
| 1921 | 1,263 |
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, Harriston, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 656 |
| POP M | 607 |
| POP TOT | 1,263 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 235 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 49 |
| BRIT BORN M | 70 |
| BRIT ENG | 438 |
| BRIT IRISH | 324 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 342 |
| CAN BORN F | 589 |
| CAN BORN M | 528 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 16 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| EUR GERMAN | 100 |
| EUR HEBREW | 13 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 9 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 363 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 31 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 577 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5666261
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriston,_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). "Harriston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harriston-town-ville-on152014-1921/.