L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
L’Orignal, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,298. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3204697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.619°N, 74.681°W.
Population
In 1921, L’Orignal, Village had a population of 1,298: 664 male and 634 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 1,026 |
| 1911 | 1,347 |
| 1921 | 1,298 |
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, L’Orignal, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,298 total population, 664 males in the population, 645 males born in Canada, 634 females in the population, 624 females born in Canada, 11 males born outside the British Empire, 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born outside the British Empire, 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,167 persons of French origin, 51 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 44 persons of British origin (English), 31 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,172 Roman Catholics, 79 Presbyterians, 34 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Methodists. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hayter Reed | 1846–1936 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3204697
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
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). "L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/l-orignal-village-on139010-1921/.