Penetanguishene, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Penetanguishene, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,037. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2991780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.756°N, 79.937°W.
Population
In 1921, Penetanguishene, T-V had a population of 4,037: 2,015 male and 2,022 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1891 | 2,110 |
| 1901 | 2,422 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 4,037 |
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, Penetanguishene, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,037 total population, 2,022 females in the population, 2,015 males in the population, 1,787 females born in Canada, 1,772 males born in Canada, 192 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 160 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 83 males born outside the British Empire, 43 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,939 persons of French origin, 796 persons of British origin (English), 502 persons of British origin (Irish), 279 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 117 persons of German origin, 94 persons of Russian origin, 15 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Finnish origin, 5 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 13 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,466 Roman Catholics, 762 Anglicans (Church of England), 367 Methodists, 350 Presbyterians, 245 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 22 Baptists, 16 Lutherans, 11 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 10 Jews, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Brethren, 1 Mennonites, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2991780
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetanguishene
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetanguishene
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). "Penetanguishene, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/penetanguishene-t-v-on144023-1921/.