St Marys, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
St Marys, T-V 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 Marys, T-V had a population of 3,847: 1,809 male and 2,038 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 Marys, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,847 total population, 2,038 females in the population, 1,809 males in the population, 1,742 females born in Canada, 1,479 males born in Canada, 256 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 253 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 77 males born outside the British Empire, 40 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,806 persons of British origin (English), 936 persons of British origin (Irish), 826 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 79 persons of German origin, 43 persons of Italian origin, 34 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of French origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Scandinavian origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 19 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). 12 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 8 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,226 Methodists, 1,141 Presbyterians, 799 Anglicans (Church of England), 369 Roman Catholics, 222 Baptists, 27 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 27 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Jews, 5 Lutherans, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Brethren, 4 Mennonites, 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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 Marys, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-marys-t-v-on137015-1921/.