Petrolia, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Petrolia, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,148. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3089341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.887°N, 82.141°W.
Population
In 1921, Petrolia, T-V had a population of 3,148: 1,510 male and 1,638 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,651 |
| 1881 | 3,465 |
| 1891 | 4,357 |
| 1901 | 4,135 |
| 1911 | 3,518 |
| 1921 | 3,148 |
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, Petrolia, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,148 total population, 1,638 females in the population, 1,510 males in the population, 1,444 females born in Canada, 1,301 males born in Canada, 145 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 135 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 64 males born outside the British Empire, 59 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,451 persons of British origin (English), 827 persons of British origin (Irish), 624 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 72 persons of French origin, 59 persons of Dutch origin, 49 persons of German origin, 19 persons of Syrian origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 19 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 5 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 1,116 Methodists, 809 Presbyterians, 463 Anglicans (Church of England), 440 Baptists, 156 Roman Catholics, 80 Salvation Army adherents, 24 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 19 Jews, 18 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 8 Congregationalists, 5 Mennonites, 4 Disciples of Christ, 2 Lutherans, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3089341
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolia,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolia_(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). "Petrolia, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petrolia-t-v-on122014-1921/.