Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Merrickville, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 447 |
| POP M | 360 |
| POP TOT | 807 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 251 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 19 |
| BRIT BORN M | 16 |
| BRIT ENG | 512 |
| BRIT IRISH | 213 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 43 |
| CAN BORN F | 421 |
| CAN BORN M | 336 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 21 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| JEWS | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 291 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 96 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 154 |
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/.