Milton, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Milton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,873. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q425057. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.514°N, 79.879°W.
Population
In 1921, Milton, T-V had a population of 1,873: 927 male and 946 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 905 |
| 1871 | 891 |
| 1881 | 1,302 |
| 1891 | 1,450 |
| 1901 | 1,372 |
| 1911 | 1,654 |
| 1921 | 1,873 |
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, Milton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,873 total population, 946 females in the population, 927 males in the population, 727 females born in Canada, 688 males born in Canada, 209 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 207 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 30 males born outside the British Empire, 12 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 948 persons of British origin (English), 471 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 359 persons of British origin (Irish), 29 persons of other European origin, 24 persons of German origin, 18 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 614 Presbyterians, 600 Anglicans (Church of England), 550 Methodists, 55 Roman Catholics, 18 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 16 Baptists, 8 Mennonites, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Martin | 1852–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q425057
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_(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). "Milton, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/milton-t-v-on117007-1921/.