Perth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Perth, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.253°W.
Population
In 1921, Perth, Town—Ville had a population of 3,790: 1,707 male and 2,083 female residents. Population density was 3207.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,916 |
| 1861 | 2,465 |
| 1871 | 2,375 |
| 1881 | 2,467 |
| 1891 | 3,136 |
| 1901 | 3,588 |
| 1911 | 3,588 |
| 1921 | 3,790 |
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, Perth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,083 |
| POP M | 1,707 |
| POP TOT | 3,790 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 757 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 15 |
| BAPTISTS | 145 |
| BRETHREN | 35 |
| BRIT BORN F | 164 |
| BRIT BORN M | 130 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,281 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,411 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 873 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,863 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,511 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR BELGIAN | 10 |
| EUR DUTCH | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 92 |
| EUR GERMAN | 21 |
| EUR GREEK | 11 |
| EUR HEBREW | 36 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 56 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 66 |
| JEWS | 36 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 538 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,156 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,098 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Perth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/perth-town-ville-on123017-1921/.