Palmerston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Palmerston, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,523. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7128296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.828°N, 80.849°W.
Population
In 1921, Palmerston, Town—Ville had a population of 1,523: 775 male and 748 female residents. Population density was 1518.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,292 |
| 1891 | 2,006 |
| 1901 | 1,850 |
| 1911 | 1,665 |
| 1921 | 1,523 |
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, Palmerston, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 748 |
| POP M | 775 |
| POP TOT | 1,523 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 305 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 85 |
| BRIT BORN F | 81 |
| BRIT BORN M | 106 |
| BRIT ENG | 483 |
| BRIT IRISH | 541 |
| BRIT OTHER | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 311 |
| CAN BORN F | 653 |
| CAN BORN M | 646 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 11 |
| EUR FRENCH | 5 |
| EUR GERMAN | 131 |
| EUR HEBREW | 15 |
| EUR OTHER | 5 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 23 |
| JEWS | 15 |
| LUTHERANS | 30 |
| METHODISTS | 444 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 559 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 30 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 36 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7128296
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_(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). "Palmerston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-town-ville-on152016-1921/.