Sarnia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Sarnia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 14,877. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 82.394°W.
Population
In 1921, Sarnia, Town—Ville had a population of 14,877: 7,474 male and 7,403 female residents. Population density was 14831.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,091 |
| 1871 | 2,929 |
| 1881 | 3,874 |
| 1891 | 6,692 |
| 1901 | 8,176 |
| 1911 | 9,947 |
| 1921 | 14,877 |
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, Sarnia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 7,403 |
| POP M | 7,474 |
| POP TOT | 14,877 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 8 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,251 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 76 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,049 |
| BRETHREN | 12 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,005 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,159 |
| BRIT ENG | 6,847 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,015 |
| BRIT OTHER | 73 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3,247 |
| CAN BORN F | 5,897 |
| CAN BORN M | 5,755 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 21 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 4 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 9 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 39 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 211 |
| EUR FINNISH | 20 |
| EUR FRENCH | 630 |
| EUR GERMAN | 297 |
| EUR GREEK | 21 |
| EUR HEBREW | 57 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 39 |
| EUR OTHER | 47 |
| EUR POLISH | 13 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 29 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 64 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 52 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 501 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 560 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 120 |
| INDIAN | 46 |
| JEWS | 57 |
| LUTHERANS | 44 |
| MENNONITES | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 4,357 |
| MORMONS | 101 |
| NEGRO | 27 |
| OTHER SECTS | 188 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3,585 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,843 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 184 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122012— 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). "Sarnia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarnia-town-ville-on122012-1921/.