Oliver, Ontario (1921 census)
Oliver was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 944. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.456°N, 89.514°W.
Population
In 1921, Oliver had a population of 944: 518 male and 426 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 772 |
| 1921 | 944 |
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, Oliver shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 944 total population, 518 males in the population, 426 females in the population, 338 males born in Canada, 299 females born in Canada, 97 males born outside the British Empire, 83 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 65 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 62 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 312 persons of British origin (English), 158 persons of Finnish origin, 157 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 122 persons of British origin (Irish), 60 persons of French origin, 41 persons of Scandinavian origin, 25 persons of Ukrainian origin, 22 persons of Austrian origin, 22 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 6 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 233 Presbyterians, 199 Methodists, 184 Lutherans, 161 Anglicans (Church of England), 97 Roman Catholics, 35 Baptists, 32 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Jews, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262497
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). "Oliver, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oliver-on147017-1921/.