Lavant, Ontario (1921 census)
Lavant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 429. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.111°N, 76.656°W.
Population
In 1921, Lavant had a population of 429: 229 male and 200 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 98 |
| 1861 | 279 |
| 1891 | 679 |
| 1901 | 569 |
| 1911 | 547 |
| 1921 | 429 |
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, Lavant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 429 total population, 229 males in the population, 219 males born in Canada, 200 females in the population, 192 females born in Canada, 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 192 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 172 persons of British origin (Irish), 30 persons of French origin, 22 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 316 Presbyterians, 65 Methodists, 20 Roman Catholics, 15 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Congregationalists, 2 Lutherans, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123009_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261995
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). "Lavant, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lavant-on123009-1921/.