Kenora, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Kenora, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,407. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q993714. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.774°N, 94.480°W.
Population
In 1921, Kenora, T-V had a population of 5,407: 2,911 male and 2,496 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 5,202 |
| 1911 | 1,578 |
| 1921 | 5,407 |
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, Kenora, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,407 total population, 2,911 males in the population, 2,496 females in the population, 1,994 males born in Canada, 1,772 females born in Canada, 469 males born outside the British Empire, 448 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 376 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 348 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,615 persons of British origin (English), 961 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 912 persons of British origin (Irish), 785 persons of Scandinavian origin, 490 persons of French origin, 177 persons of Ukrainian origin, 142 persons of Polish origin, 48 persons of German origin, 47 persons of other European origin, 47 persons of Russian origin, 41 persons of Austrian origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 13 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 11 persons of Finnish origin, 5 persons of Greek origin, 4 persons of Italian origin. 65 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,586 Anglicans (Church of England), 993 Roman Catholics, 731 Presbyterians, 658 Lutherans, 545 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 286 Methodists, 268 Baptists, 247 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 64 Jews, 14 Brethren, 8 Salvation Army adherents, 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120045— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120045— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q993714
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenora
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenora
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). "Kenora, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kenora-t-v-on120045-1921/.