Peterborough, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Peterborough, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 20,994. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q776930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.298°N, 78.312°W.
Population
In 1921, Peterborough, Town—Ville had a population of 20,994: 10,003 male and 10,991 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,191 |
| 1861 | 3,979 |
| 1871 | 4,611 |
| 1881 | 6,812 |
| 1891 | 9,717 |
| 1901 | 11,239 |
| 1911 | 18,360 |
| 1921 | 20,994 |
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, Peterborough, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 10,991 |
| POP M | 10,003 |
| POP TOT | 20,994 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 5,047 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 17 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,105 |
| BRETHREN | 78 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,942 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,914 |
| BRIT ENG | 10,248 |
| BRIT IRISH | 6,142 |
| BRIT OTHER | 97 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,866 |
| CAN BORN F | 8,698 |
| CAN BORN M | 7,697 |
| CHRISTIANS | 29 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 24 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 183 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 701 |
| EUR GERMAN | 135 |
| EUR GREEK | 29 |
| EUR HEBREW | 136 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 345 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| EUR POLISH | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 10 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 20 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 351 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 392 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 27 |
| INDIAN | 18 |
| JEWS | 136 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| MENNONITES | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 4,909 |
| OTHER SECTS | 229 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4,054 |
| PROTESTANTS | 13 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4,960 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 339 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q776930
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_(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). "Peterborough, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peterborough-town-ville-on138017-1921/.