Point Edward, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Point Edward, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,258. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.996°N, 82.405°W.
Population
In 1921, Point Edward, VL had a population of 1,258: 671 male and 587 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,293 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 780 |
| 1911 | 874 |
| 1921 | 1,258 |
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, Point Edward, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,258 total population, 671 males in the population, 587 females in the population, 439 males born in Canada, 419 females born in Canada, 154 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 136 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 78 males born outside the British Empire, 32 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 870 persons of British origin (English), 181 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 105 persons of British origin (Irish), 36 persons of Italian origin, 17 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Russian origin, 12 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Finnish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 439 Anglicans (Church of England), 303 Methodists, 296 Presbyterians, 153 Roman Catholics, 38 Baptists, 17 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859882
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward_(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). "Point Edward, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/point-edward-vl-on122019-1921/.