Petrolia, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Petrolia, T-V was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,638 |
| POP M | 1,510 |
| POP TOT | 3,148 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 463 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 19 |
| BAPTISTS | 440 |
| BRIT BORN F | 135 |
| BRIT BORN M | 145 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,451 |
| BRIT IRISH | 827 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 624 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,444 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,301 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 4 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 59 |
| EUR FRENCH | 72 |
| EUR GERMAN | 49 |
| EUR HEBREW | 19 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 59 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 64 |
| JEWS | 19 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| MENNONITES | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 1,116 |
| MORMONS | 18 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 24 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 809 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 156 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 80 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.