Port Rowan, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Rowan, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 351 |
| POP M | 321 |
| POP TOT | 672 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 113 |
| BAPTISTS | 196 |
| BRIT BORN F | 30 |
| BRIT BORN M | 19 |
| BRIT ENG | 371 |
| BRIT IRISH | 65 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 85 |
| CAN BORN F | 310 |
| CAN BORN M | 294 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 110 |
| EUR FRENCH | 19 |
| EUR GERMAN | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 322 |
| OTHER SECTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 22 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 7 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
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/.