Harvey, Ontario (1921 census)
Harvey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 935. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.589°N, 78.401°W.
Population
In 1921, Harvey had a population of 935: 497 male and 438 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 360 |
| 1871 | 670 |
| 1881 | 1,114 |
| 1891 | 1,155 |
| 1901 | 1,199 |
| 1911 | 1,027 |
| 1921 | 935 |
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, Harvey 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 935 total population, 497 males in the population, 463 males born in Canada, 438 females in the population, 409 females born in Canada, 30 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 27 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 453 persons of British origin (English), 316 persons of British origin (Irish), 116 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of French origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 298 Presbyterians, 265 Methodists, 250 Anglicans (Church of England), 65 Roman Catholics, 41 Baptists, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Brethren, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A. E. (Albert Edward) Kemp | 1858–1929 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261706
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). "Harvey, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harvey-on138011-1921/.