Port Credit, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Credit, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,123. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.560°N, 79.587°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Credit, VL had a population of 1,123: 589 male and 534 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Toronto, 1911 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Port Credit, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,123 total population, 589 males in the population, 534 females in the population, 455 males born in Canada, 428 females born in Canada, 99 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 92 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 892 persons of British origin (English), 122 persons of British origin (Irish), 61 persons of Italian origin, 30 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 374 Anglicans (Church of England), 332 Methodists, 198 Roman Catholics, 183 Presbyterians, 19 Baptists, 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Briggs | 1836–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230570
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Credit
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Credit
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 Credit, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-credit-vl-on136008-1921/.