Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Orangeville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,187. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.907°N, 80.113°W.
Population
In 1921, Orangeville, Town—Ville had a population of 2,187: 1,006 male and 1,181 female residents. Population density was 2180.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,458 |
| 1881 | 2,847 |
| 1891 | 2,962 |
| 1901 | 2,511 |
| 1911 | 2,340 |
| 1921 | 2,187 |
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, Orangeville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,181 |
| POP M | 1,006 |
| POP TOT | 2,187 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 642 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 94 |
| BRIT BORN F | 92 |
| BRIT BORN M | 115 |
| BRIT ENG | 913 |
| BRIT IRISH | 897 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 305 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,068 |
| CAN BORN M | 866 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 17 |
| EUR HEBREW | 20 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 25 |
| JEWS | 20 |
| METHODISTS | 632 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 710 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 46 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106007— 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). "Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orangeville-town-ville-on106007-1921/.