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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 871 |
| 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 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,444 total population, 768 males in the population, 676 females in the population, 503 males born in Canada, 438 females born in Canada, 161 males born outside the British Empire, 151 females born outside the British Empire, 104 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 87 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 444 persons of British origin (English), 243 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 219 persons of British origin (Irish), 173 persons of French origin, 126 persons of Austrian origin, 91 persons of Scandinavian origin, 30 persons of German origin, 30 persons of Ukrainian origin, 24 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of other Asian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Italian origin. 22 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 454 Roman Catholics, 375 Presbyterians, 316 Anglicans (Church of England), 161 Methodists, 70 Lutherans, 32 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Baptists, 6 Congregationalists, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Adventists, 1 Jews, 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.