Highgate, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Highgate, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 394. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.501°N, 81.817°W.
Population
In 1921, Highgate, VL had a population of 394: 193 male and 201 female residents. Population density was 392.8 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Orford, 1911 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Highgate, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 201 |
| POP M | 193 |
| POP TOT | 394 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 85 |
| BAPTISTS | 20 |
| BRIT BORN F | 17 |
| BRIT BORN M | 24 |
| BRIT ENG | 154 |
| BRIT IRISH | 88 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 96 |
| CAN BORN F | 168 |
| CAN BORN M | 159 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 15 |
| EUR GERMAN | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 16 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 245 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 38 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121021— 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). "Highgate, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/highgate-vl-on121021-1921/.