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 density was 14.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 504 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 426 |
| POP M | 518 |
| POP TOT | 944 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 161 |
| BAPTISTS | 35 |
| BRIT BORN F | 65 |
| BRIT BORN M | 83 |
| BRIT ENG | 312 |
| BRIT IRISH | 122 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 157 |
| CAN BORN F | 299 |
| CAN BORN M | 338 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 22 |
| EUR DUTCH | 22 |
| EUR FINNISH | 158 |
| EUR FRENCH | 60 |
| EUR GERMAN | 9 |
| EUR HEBREW | 6 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 8 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 41 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 25 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 62 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 97 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 32 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 184 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 199 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 233 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 97 |
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/.