Rainy River, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Rainy River, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,444. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.725°N, 94.566°W.
Population
In 1921, Rainy River, T-V had a population of 1,444: 768 male and 676 female residents. Population density was 1439.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,578 |
| 1921 | 1,444 |
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, Rainy River, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 676 |
| POP M | 768 |
| POP TOT | 1,444 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 316 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 7 |
| ASIA OTHER | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 87 |
| BRIT BORN M | 104 |
| BRIT ENG | 444 |
| BRIT IRISH | 219 |
| BRIT OTHER | 24 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 243 |
| CAN BORN F | 438 |
| CAN BORN M | 503 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 126 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 173 |
| EUR GERMAN | 30 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| EUR POLISH | 12 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 91 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 30 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 151 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 161 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 32 |
| INDIAN | 22 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 70 |
| METHODISTS | 161 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 375 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 454 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON141048— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON141048— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492477
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_River,_Ontario
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). "Rainy River, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainy-river-t-v-on141048-1921/.