Rodney, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Rodney, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.566°N, 81.692°W.
Population
In 1921, Rodney, VL had a population of 756: 373 male and 383 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 676 |
| 1921 | 756 |
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, Rodney, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 756 total population, 383 females in the population, 373 males in the population, 330 females born in Canada, 316 males born in Canada, 39 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 33 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 females born outside the British Empire, 18 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 273 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 192 persons of British origin (English), 120 persons of British origin (Irish), 112 persons of German origin, 15 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 9 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 391 Presbyterians, 102 members of the Evangelical Association, 73 Anglicans (Church of England), 62 Baptists, 46 Methodists, 34 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 25 Roman Catholics, 9 Disciples of Christ, 9 Jews, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Rodney, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rodney-vl-on109012-1921/.