Portsmouth, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Portsmouth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 76.518°W.
Population
In 1921, Portsmouth, Village had a population of 2,351: 1,570 male and 781 female residents. Population density was 3220.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 892 |
| 1871 | 1,702 |
| 1881 | 1,734 |
| 1891 | 1,974 |
| 1901 | 1,827 |
| 1911 | 1,786 |
| 1921 | 2,351 |
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, Portsmouth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 781 |
| POP M | 1,570 |
| POP TOT | 2,351 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 717 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 53 |
| BRIT BORN F | 139 |
| BRIT BORN M | 273 |
| BRIT ENG | 883 |
| BRIT IRISH | 596 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 354 |
| CAN BORN F | 607 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,039 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 26 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 27 |
| EUR FINNISH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 161 |
| EUR GERMAN | 46 |
| EUR GREEK | 4 |
| EUR HEBREW | 17 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 35 |
| EUR OTHER | 24 |
| EUR POLISH | 20 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 25 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 35 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 258 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 29 |
| INDIAN | 11 |
| JEWS | 17 |
| LUTHERANS | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 432 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 21 |
| OTHER SECTS | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 358 |
| PROTESTANTS | 10 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 664 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111018— 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). "Portsmouth, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portsmouth-village-on111018-1921/.