Richmond Hill, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Richmond Hill, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,055: 493 male and 562 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,055 total population, 562 females in the population, 493 males in the population, 469 females born in Canada, 393 males born in Canada, 88 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 79 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 females born outside the British Empire, 12 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 567 persons of British origin (English), 199 persons of British origin (Irish), 172 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 75 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of German origin, 8 persons of French origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 1 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 451 Methodists, 283 Presbyterians, 211 Anglicans (Church of England), 58 Roman Catholics, 16 Baptists, 11 Disciples of Christ, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Lutherans, 5 Mennonites, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Lyon | 1858–1938 | born here |
| A. E. (Albert Edward) McPhillips | 1861–1938 | born here |
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, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-hill-vl-on154020-1921/.