Paris, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Paris, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,368. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3305306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.195°N, 80.396°W.
Population
In 1921, Paris, Town—Ville had a population of 4,368: 2,019 male and 2,349 female residents. Population density was 4354.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,640 |
| 1881 | 3,173 |
| 1891 | 3,094 |
| 1901 | 3,229 |
| 1911 | 4,098 |
| 1921 | 4,368 |
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, Paris, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,349 |
| POP M | 2,019 |
| POP TOT | 4,368 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 16 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,407 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 7 |
| BAPTISTS | 609 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 660 |
| BRIT BORN M | 604 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,604 |
| BRIT IRISH | 524 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 938 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,634 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,357 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 175 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 61 |
| EUR FRENCH | 57 |
| EUR GERMAN | 105 |
| EUR GREEK | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 12 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 5 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 55 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 58 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 829 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 885 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 342 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 59 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3305306
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(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). "Paris, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paris-town-ville-on103008-1921/.