Hensall, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Hensall, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 756. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5731326. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.426°N, 81.509°W.
Population
In 1921, Hensall, VL had a population of 756: 347 male and 409 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 820 |
| 1911 | 792 |
| 1921 | 756 |
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, Hensall, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 756 total population, 409 females in the population, 369 females born in Canada, 347 males in the population, 303 males born in Canada, 37 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 36 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 454 persons of British origin (English), 147 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 82 persons of British origin (Irish), 47 persons of German origin, 17 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 8 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 344 Presbyterians, 278 Methodists, 99 Anglicans (Church of England), 26 Roman Catholics, 8 Lutherans, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5731326
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hensall,_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). "Hensall, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hensall-vl-on119025-1921/.