Orillia, Ontario (1921 census)
Orillia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.654°N, 79.432°W.
Population
In 1921, Orillia had a population of 3,418: 1,809 male and 1,609 female residents. Population density was 18.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,687 |
| 1901 | 4,564 |
| 1911 | 4,508 |
| 1921 | 3,418 |
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, Orillia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,609 |
| POP M | 1,809 |
| POP TOT | 3,418 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 700 |
| BAPTISTS | 215 |
| BRETHREN | 202 |
| BRIT BORN F | 139 |
| BRIT BORN M | 154 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,110 |
| BRIT IRISH | 673 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 460 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,459 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,619 |
| CHRISTIANS | 53 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 25 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 5 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 31 |
| EUR FINNISH | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 38 |
| EUR GERMAN | 32 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 12 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 25 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 36 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 22 |
| MENNONITES | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 958 |
| OTHER SECTS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 924 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 270 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 20 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144009— 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). "Orillia, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-on144009-1921/.