Simcoe, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Simcoe, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,084 |
| POP M | 1,869 |
| POP TOT | 3,953 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,007 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 8 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 875 |
| BRIT BORN F | 334 |
| BRIT BORN M | 303 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,292 |
| BRIT IRISH | 489 |
| BRIT OTHER | 21 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 630 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,673 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,491 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR BELGIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 145 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 94 |
| EUR GERMAN | 187 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 27 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 14 |
| EUR OTHER | 14 |
| EUR POLISH | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 77 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 75 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,060 |
| MORMONS | 14 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 71 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 579 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 164 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 138 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131009— 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/simcoe-town-ville-on131009-1921/.