Oakville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Oakville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,298. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.460°N, 79.670°W.
Population
In 1921, Oakville, Town—Ville had a population of 3,298: 1,591 male and 1,707 female residents. Population density was 3287.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,450 |
| 1871 | 1,684 |
| 1881 | 1,710 |
| 1891 | 1,823 |
| 1901 | 1,643 |
| 1911 | 2,372 |
| 1921 | 3,298 |
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, Oakville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,707 |
| POP M | 1,591 |
| POP TOT | 3,298 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,352 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 17 |
| BAPTISTS | 45 |
| BRIT BORN F | 466 |
| BRIT BORN M | 429 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,945 |
| BRIT IRISH | 468 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 625 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,166 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,081 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 5 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 7 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 36 |
| EUR FRENCH | 34 |
| EUR GERMAN | 39 |
| EUR HEBREW | 6 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 75 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 81 |
| INDIAN | 15 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 851 |
| NEGRO | 69 |
| OTHER SECTS | 25 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 695 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 278 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Oakville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakville-town-ville-on117008-1921/.