Picton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Picton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,356. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7191105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.006°N, 77.147°W.
Population
In 1921, Picton, Town—Ville had a population of 3,356: 1,488 male and 1,868 female residents. Population density was 3345.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,569 |
| 1861 | 2,067 |
| 1871 | 2,361 |
| 1881 | 2,975 |
| 1891 | 3,287 |
| 1901 | 3,698 |
| 1911 | 3,564 |
| 1921 | 3,356 |
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, Picton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,868 |
| POP M | 1,488 |
| POP TOT | 3,356 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 760 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 8 |
| BAPTISTS | 67 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 152 |
| BRIT BORN M | 130 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,419 |
| BRIT IRISH | 576 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 277 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,681 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,319 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 2 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 20 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR GREEK | 7 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 35 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 39 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 1,808 |
| OTHER SECTS | 79 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 305 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 246 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 61 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON140008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7191105
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picton,_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). "Picton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/picton-town-ville-on140008-1921/.