Thedford, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Thedford, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 524. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7777684. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.172°N, 81.839°W.
Population
In 1921, Thedford, VL had a population of 524: 265 male and 259 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 685 |
| 1891 | 616 |
| 1901 | 633 |
| 1911 | 559 |
| 1921 | 524 |
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, Thedford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 524 total population, 265 males in the population, 259 females in the population, 231 males born in Canada, 225 females born in Canada, 26 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 346 persons of British origin (English), 84 persons of British origin (Irish), 84 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 250 Methodists, 151 Presbyterians, 69 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 Salvation Army adherents, 16 Baptists, 12 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Jews, 1 Lutherans, 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7777684
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thedford,_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). "Thedford, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thedford-vl-on122020-1921/.