Lakefield, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Lakefield, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,189. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q114506323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.425°N, 78.258°W.
Population
In 1921, Lakefield, VL had a population of 1,189: 577 male and 612 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,397 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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, Lakefield, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 612 |
| POP M | 577 |
| POP TOT | 1,189 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 293 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 68 |
| BRIT BORN F | 57 |
| BRIT BORN M | 47 |
| BRIT ENG | 569 |
| BRIT IRISH | 401 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 152 |
| CAN BORN F | 548 |
| CAN BORN M | 504 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 24 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 29 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 26 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 433 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 237 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 149 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q114506323
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). "Lakefield, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lakefield-vl-on138019-1921/.