Ridgetown, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Ridgetown, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,855. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7332787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.436°N, 81.883°W.
Population
In 1921, Ridgetown, Town—Ville had a population of 1,855: 826 male and 1,029 female residents. Population density was 1849.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,538 |
| 1891 | 2,254 |
| 1901 | 2,405 |
| 1911 | 1,954 |
| 1921 | 1,855 |
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, Ridgetown, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,029 |
| POP M | 826 |
| POP TOT | 1,855 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 290 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 342 |
| BRETHREN | 17 |
| BRIT BORN F | 93 |
| BRIT BORN M | 82 |
| BRIT ENG | 971 |
| BRIT IRISH | 250 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 382 |
| CAN BORN F | 898 |
| CAN BORN M | 708 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 80 |
| EUR DUTCH | 59 |
| EUR FRENCH | 44 |
| EUR GERMAN | 82 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 38 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 36 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 472 |
| MORMONS | 44 |
| OTHER SECTS | 12 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 396 |
| PROTESTANTS | 9 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 122 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 60 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7332787
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgetown
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). "Ridgetown, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ridgetown-town-ville-on121016-1921/.