Port Hope, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Hope, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.949°N, 78.310°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Hope, Town—Ville had a population of 4,456: 2,074 male and 2,382 female residents. Population density was 4442.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,476 |
| 1861 | 4,162 |
| 1871 | 5,114 |
| 1881 | 5,585 |
| 1891 | 5,042 |
| 1901 | 4,188 |
| 1911 | 5,092 |
| 1921 | 4,456 |
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 Hope, Town—Ville 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 | 2,382 |
| POP M | 2,074 |
| POP TOT | 4,456 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 10 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,174 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 468 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 400 |
| BRIT BORN M | 374 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,109 |
| BRIT IRISH | 775 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 384 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,911 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,617 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 13 |
| EUR DUTCH | 18 |
| EUR FRENCH | 43 |
| EUR GERMAN | 21 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 8 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 20 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 12 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 71 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 83 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| JEWS | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,423 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,051 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 298 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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 Hope, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-hope-town-ville-on108008-1921/.