Shelburne, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Shelburne, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.085°N, 80.207°W.
Population
In 1921, Shelburne, VL had a population of 1,072: 527 male and 545 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,113 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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, Shelburne, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 545 |
| POP M | 527 |
| POP TOT | 1,072 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 256 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 37 |
| BRIT BORN M | 60 |
| BRIT ENG | 393 |
| BRIT IRISH | 435 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 180 |
| CAN BORN F | 498 |
| CAN BORN M | 451 |
| CHRISTIANS | 14 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 31 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 18 |
| EUR FRENCH | 5 |
| EUR GERMAN | 10 |
| EUR HEBREW | 16 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 6 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 16 |
| JEWS | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 395 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 323 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106009— 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). "Shelburne, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/shelburne-vl-on106009-1921/.