South River, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
South River, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 573. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.842°N, 79.372°W.
Population
In 1921, South River, VL had a population of 573: 312 male and 261 female residents. Population density was 571.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 593 |
| 1921 | 573 |
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, South River, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 261 |
| POP M | 312 |
| POP TOT | 573 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 183 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 20 |
| BRIT BORN M | 30 |
| BRIT ENG | 280 |
| BRIT IRISH | 144 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 80 |
| CAN BORN F | 235 |
| CAN BORN M | 271 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 22 |
| EUR GERMAN | 27 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 177 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 123 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135054— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135054— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492521
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_River,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_River_(Ontario)
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). "South River, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/south-river-vl-on135054-1921/.