Parry Sound, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Parry Sound, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,546. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2219667. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.346°N, 80.031°W.
Population
In 1921, Parry Sound, T-V had a population of 3,546: 1,749 male and 1,797 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,884 |
| 1911 | 3,429 |
| 1921 | 3,546 |
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, Parry Sound, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,546 total population, 1,797 females in the population, 1,749 males in the population, 1,557 females born in Canada, 1,467 males born in Canada, 183 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 176 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 99 males born outside the British Empire, 64 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,531 persons of British origin (English), 890 persons of British origin (Irish), 533 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 258 persons of French origin, 53 persons of German origin, 45 persons of Scandinavian origin, 35 persons of Italian origin, 34 persons of Dutch origin, 27 persons of Finnish origin, 25 persons of Syrian origin, 23 persons of Russian origin, 20 persons of British origin (other), 19 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 13 persons of Austrian origin, 8 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 16 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 938 Methodists, 871 Presbyterians, 645 Anglicans (Church of England), 499 Roman Catholics, 437 Baptists, 63 Salvation Army adherents, 42 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 16 Jews, 10 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 9 Brethren, 9 Lutherans, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135049— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135049— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2219667
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parry_Sound,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parry_Sound
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). "Parry Sound, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/parry-sound-t-v-on135049-1921/.