Meaford, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Meaford, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,650. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.606°N, 80.603°W.
Population
In 1921, Meaford, T-V had a population of 2,650: 1,280 male and 1,370 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,866 |
| 1891 | 1,999 |
| 1901 | 1,916 |
| 1911 | 2,811 |
| 1921 | 2,650 |
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, Meaford, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,650 total population, 1,370 females in the population, 1,280 males in the population, 1,189 females born in Canada, 1,071 males born in Canada, 185 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 162 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 24 males born outside the British Empire, 19 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,456 persons of British origin (English), 670 persons of British origin (Irish), 330 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 58 persons of Dutch origin, 33 persons of French origin, 31 persons of British origin (other), 30 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 938 Methodists, 655 Anglicans (Church of England), 512 Presbyterians, 264 Baptists, 160 Disciples of Christ, 46 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 41 Roman Catholics, 22 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Jews, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492570
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaford,_Ontario
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). "Meaford, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/meaford-t-v-on114020-1921/.