Oshawa, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Oshawa, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 11,940. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q211867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.895°N, 78.859°W.
Population
In 1921, Oshawa, Town—Ville had a population of 11,940: 6,021 male and 5,919 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,142 |
| 1861 | 2,009 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 3,992 |
| 1891 | 4,066 |
| 1901 | 4,394 |
| 1911 | 7,436 |
| 1921 | 11,940 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Oshawa, Town—Ville, 1911 (18.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Oshawa, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 5,919 |
| POP M | 6,021 |
| POP TOT | 11,940 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 46 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,028 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 23 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 366 |
| BRETHREN | 21 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,171 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,285 |
| BRIT ENG | 8,364 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,197 |
| BRIT OTHER | 47 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,065 |
| CAN BORN F | 4,472 |
| CAN BORN M | 4,315 |
| CHRISTIANS | 260 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 3 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 6 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 41 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 10 |
| EUR DUTCH | 42 |
| EUR FRENCH | 161 |
| EUR GERMAN | 80 |
| EUR GREEK | 8 |
| EUR HEBREW | 89 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 18 |
| EUR OTHER | 74 |
| EUR POLISH | 158 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 145 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 20 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 338 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 276 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 421 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 462 |
| INDIAN | 28 |
| JEWS | 89 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 4,591 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 131 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,660 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,067 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 153 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q211867
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa
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). "Oshawa, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oshawa-town-ville-on133012-1921/.