Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Merrickville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 807. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134647. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.908°N, 75.839°W.
Population
In 1921, Merrickville, VL had a population of 807: 360 male and 447 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 923 |
| 1881 | 819 |
| 1891 | 1,072 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | 993 |
| 1921 | 807 |
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, Merrickville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 807 total population, 447 females in the population, 421 females born in Canada, 360 males in the population, 336 males born in Canada, 19 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 512 persons of British origin (English), 213 persons of British origin (Irish), 43 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin. 15 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 291 Methodists, 251 Anglicans (Church of England), 154 Roman Catholics, 96 Presbyterians, 14 Jews, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134647
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). "Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merrickville-vl-on113009-1921/.