Mount Forest, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Mount Forest, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,718. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6920786. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.970°N, 80.730°W.
Population
In 1921, Mount Forest, T-V had a population of 1,718: 790 male and 928 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,839 |
| 1921 | 1,718 |
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, Mount Forest, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,718 total population, 928 females in the population, 809 females born in Canada, 790 males in the population, 669 males born in Canada, 96 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 95 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 males born outside the British Empire, 24 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 571 persons of British origin (Irish), 483 persons of British origin (English), 469 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 114 persons of German origin, 21 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Italian origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 14 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 578 Presbyterians, 460 Methodists, 324 Roman Catholics, 198 Anglicans (Church of England), 95 Baptists, 18 Lutherans, 16 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 13 Jews, 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Brethren, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6920786
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Forest,_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). "Mount Forest, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mount-forest-t-v-on152015-1921/.