Magnetawan, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Magnetawan, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 288. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.668°N, 79.640°W.
Population
In 1921, Magnetawan, VL had a population of 288: 148 male and 140 female residents. Population density was 287.1 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Chapman, 1911 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Magnetawan, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 140 |
| POP M | 148 |
| POP TOT | 288 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 55 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 11 |
| BRIT ENG | 206 |
| BRIT IRISH | 28 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| CAN BORN F | 126 |
| CAN BORN M | 129 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 22 |
| EUR OTHER | 23 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 38 |
| METHODISTS | 97 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 89 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135053— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135053— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859868
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetawan
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). "Magnetawan, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/magnetawan-vl-on135053-1921/.