Richmond Hill, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Richmond Hill, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,055. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q52998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.877°N, 79.450°W.
Population
In 1921, Richmond Hill, Village had a population of 1,055: 493 male and 562 female residents. Population density was 1051.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 867 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 629 |
| 1911 | 652 |
| 1921 | 1,055 |
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, Richmond Hill, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 562 |
| POP M | 493 |
| POP TOT | 1,055 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 211 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 16 |
| BRIT BORN F | 79 |
| BRIT BORN M | 88 |
| BRIT ENG | 567 |
| BRIT IRISH | 199 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 172 |
| CAN BORN F | 469 |
| CAN BORN M | 393 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 11 |
| EUR DUTCH | 75 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8 |
| EUR GERMAN | 20 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| MENNONITES | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 451 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 283 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q52998
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Hill,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Hill
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). "Richmond Hill, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-hill-village-on154020-1921/.