Tara, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Tara, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 545. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.475°N, 81.153°W.
Population
In 1921, Tara, VL had a population of 545: 253 male and 292 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 551 |
| 1921 | 545 |
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, Tara, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 292 |
| POP M | 253 |
| POP TOT | 545 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 80 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 23 |
| BRIT BORN M | 29 |
| BRIT ENG | 252 |
| BRIT IRISH | 174 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 95 |
| CAN BORN F | 263 |
| CAN BORN M | 223 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR GERMAN | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 215 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 227 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Tara, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tara-vl-on104029-1921/.