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 density was 1294.6 people per square mile.
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 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 634 |
| POP M | 664 |
| POP TOT | 1,298 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 34 |
| BRIT BORN F | 4 |
| BRIT BORN M | 8 |
| BRIT ENG | 44 |
| BRIT IRISH | 31 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 51 |
| CAN BORN F | 624 |
| CAN BORN M | 645 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,167 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 79 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,172 |
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/.