Simcoe, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Simcoe, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,953. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3054408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.839°N, 80.293°W.
Population
In 1921, Simcoe, T-V had a population of 3,953: 1,869 male and 2,084 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,452 |
| 1861 | 1,858 |
| 1871 | 1,856 |
| 1881 | 2,645 |
| 1891 | 2,674 |
| 1901 | 2,627 |
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 3,953 |
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, Simcoe, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,953 total population, 2,084 females in the population, 1,869 males in the population, 1,673 females born in Canada, 1,491 males born in Canada, 334 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 303 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 77 females born outside the British Empire, 75 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,292 persons of British origin (English), 630 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 489 persons of British origin (Irish), 187 persons of German origin, 145 persons of Dutch origin, 94 persons of French origin, 21 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Italian origin, 14 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of Polish origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of other Asian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 27 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 5 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. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,060 Methodists, 1,007 Anglicans (Church of England), 875 Baptists, 579 Presbyterians, 164 Roman Catholics, 138 Salvation Army adherents, 71 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 26 Jews, 14 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Adventists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William L. Walsh | 1857–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3054408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe
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). "Simcoe, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/simcoe-t-v-on131009-1921/.