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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,322 |
| 1881 | 2,910 |
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,418 total population, 1,809 males in the population, 1,619 males born in Canada, 1,609 females in the population, 1,459 females born in Canada, 154 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 139 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 36 males born outside the British Empire, 11 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,110 persons of British origin (English), 673 persons of British origin (Irish), 460 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of French origin, 32 persons of German origin, 31 persons of Dutch origin, 25 persons of Scandinavian origin, 12 persons of Italian origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Finnish origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 958 Methodists, 924 Presbyterians, 700 Anglicans (Church of England), 270 Roman Catholics, 215 Baptists, 202 Brethren, 53 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 25 Congregationalists, 22 Lutherans, 20 Salvation Army adherents, 13 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Disciples of Christ, 3 Mennonites, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.