Paisley, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Paisley, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7125167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.267°W.
Population
In 1921, Paisley, VL had a population of 760: 349 male and 411 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 760 |
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, Paisley, VL 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 | 411 |
| POP M | 349 |
| POP TOT | 760 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 117 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 112 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 31 |
| BRIT BORN M | 33 |
| BRIT ENG | 179 |
| BRIT IRISH | 201 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 339 |
| CAN BORN F | 374 |
| CAN BORN M | 313 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 22 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 162 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 349 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7125167
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley,_Ontario
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). "Paisley, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paisley-vl-on104027-1921/.