Port Rowan, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Rowan, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 672. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398395. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.634°N, 80.453°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Rowan, VL had a population of 672: 321 male and 351 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 649 |
| 1901 | 657 |
| 1911 | 721 |
| 1921 | 672 |
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 Rowan, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 672 total population, 351 females in the population, 321 males in the population, 310 females born in Canada, 294 males born in Canada, 30 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 371 persons of British origin (English), 110 persons of Dutch origin, 85 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 65 persons of British origin (Irish), 19 persons of French origin, 15 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 322 Methodists, 196 Baptists, 113 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 Presbyterians, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Roman Catholics, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131012_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3398395
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Rowan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Rowan
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 Rowan, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-rowan-vl-on131012-1921/.