Renfrew, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)

Renfrew, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,906. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2143987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.477°N, 76.691°W.

Population

In 1921, Renfrew, T-V had a population of 4,906: 2,352 male and 2,554 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Renfrew, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Horton

Full census record, 1921

The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.

Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,906 total population, 2,554 females in the population, 2,352 males in the population, 2,309 females born in Canada, 2,074 males born in Canada, 171 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 150 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 107 males born outside the British Empire, 95 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)

Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,410 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,247 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 764 persons of British origin (English), 664 persons of French origin, 568 persons of Polish origin, 146 persons of German origin, 21 persons of Greek origin, 19 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Scandinavian origin, 13 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 9 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)

Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,144 Roman Catholics, 1,350 Presbyterians, 748 Methodists, 475 Anglicans (Church of England), 132 Baptists, 16 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Lutherans, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Congregationalists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON142038 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON142038 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q2143987
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew,_Ontario
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew_(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). "Renfrew, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/renfrew-t-v-on142038-1921/.