Port Perry, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Perry, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,143. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q484865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.102°N, 78.962°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Perry, Village had a population of 1,143: 551 male and 592 female residents. Population density was 1139.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,800 |
| 1891 | 1,698 |
| 1901 | 1,465 |
| 1911 | 1,148 |
| 1921 | 1,143 |
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 Perry, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 592 |
| POP M | 551 |
| POP TOT | 1,143 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 179 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 60 |
| BRIT BORN F | 63 |
| BRIT BORN M | 63 |
| BRIT ENG | 664 |
| BRIT IRISH | 198 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 192 |
| CAN BORN F | 513 |
| CAN BORN M | 474 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 42 |
| EUR FRENCH | 10 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 13 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 8 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 16 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 512 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 324 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 34 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q484865
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Perry
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 Perry, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-perry-village-on133017-1921/.