St. Mary’s, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
St. Mary’s, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,847. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2542731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.269°N, 81.138°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Mary’s, Town—Ville had a population of 3,847: 1,809 male and 2,038 female residents. Population density was 3835.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,778 |
| 1871 | 3,120 |
| 1881 | 3,415 |
| 1891 | 3,416 |
| 1901 | 3,384 |
| 1911 | 3,388 |
| 1921 | 3,847 |
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, St. Mary’s, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,038 |
| POP M | 1,809 |
| POP TOT | 3,847 |
Other recorded variables (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 799 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 222 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 256 |
| BRIT BORN M | 253 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,806 |
| BRIT IRISH | 936 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 826 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,742 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,479 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 11 |
| EUR DUTCH | 34 |
| EUR FRENCH | 16 |
| EUR GERMAN | 79 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 12 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 43 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 14 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 40 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 77 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3 |
| INDIAN | 19 |
| JEWS | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| MENNONITES | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,226 |
| MORMONS | 27 |
| NEGRO | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,141 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 369 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 27 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2542731
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Marys,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Marys_(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). "St. Mary’s, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-mary-s-town-ville-on137015-1921/.