Port Colborne, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Colborne, T-V was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,415. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.888°N, 79.262°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Colborne, T-V had a population of 3,415: 1,890 male and 1,525 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,154 |
| 1901 | 1,253 |
| 1911 | 1,624 |
| 1921 | 3,415 |
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, Port Colborne, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,525 |
| POP M | 1,890 |
| POP TOT | 3,415 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 818 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 32 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 17 |
| BAPTISTS | 255 |
| BRIT BORN F | 174 |
| BRIT BORN M | 203 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,421 |
| BRIT IRISH | 389 |
| BRIT OTHER | 41 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 360 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,119 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,234 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 8 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 56 |
| EUR DUTCH | 42 |
| EUR FRENCH | 271 |
| EUR GERMAN | 305 |
| EUR GREEK | 6 |
| EUR HEBREW | 21 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 198 |
| EUR OTHER | 157 |
| EUR POLISH | 45 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 41 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 232 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 453 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 20 |
| JEWS | 21 |
| LUTHERANS | 140 |
| MENNONITES | 25 |
| METHODISTS | 480 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| OTHER SECTS | 63 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 529 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,041 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424704
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Colborne
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Colborne
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). "Port Colborne, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-colborne-t-v-on151012-1921/.