Prescott, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Prescott, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.713°N, 75.524°W.
Population
In 1921, Prescott, Town—Ville had a population of 2,636: 1,248 male and 1,388 female residents. Population density was 2630.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,156 |
| 1861 | 2,591 |
| 1871 | 2,617 |
| 1881 | 2,999 |
| 1891 | 2,919 |
| 1901 | 3,019 |
| 1911 | 2,801 |
| 1921 | 2,636 |
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, Prescott, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,388 |
| POP M | 1,248 |
| POP TOT | 2,636 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 713 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 12 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 86 |
| BRIT BORN M | 70 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,043 |
| BRIT IRISH | 903 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 431 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,237 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,114 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 48 |
| EUR FRENCH | 145 |
| EUR GERMAN | 17 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 12 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 65 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 64 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 693 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 448 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 745 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113006— 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). "Prescott, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/prescott-town-ville-on113006-1921/.