Mount Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Mount Forest, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 1,718: 790 male and 928 female residents. Population density was 1712.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,170 |
| 1891 | 2,214 |
| 1901 | 2,019 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 928 |
| POP M | 790 |
| POP TOT | 1,718 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 198 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 95 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 95 |
| BRIT BORN M | 96 |
| BRIT ENG | 483 |
| BRIT IRISH | 571 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 469 |
| CAN BORN F | 809 |
| CAN BORN M | 669 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 21 |
| EUR GERMAN | 114 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 14 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 13 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 24 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 25 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 460 |
| MORMONS | 9 |
| OTHER SECTS | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 578 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 324 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mount-forest-town-ville-on152015-1921/.