Tillsonburg, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Tillsonburg, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,974. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2415848. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.868°N, 80.722°W.
Population
In 1921, Tillsonburg, T-V had a population of 2,974: 1,400 male and 1,574 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,758 |
| 1921 | 2,974 |
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, Tillsonburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,974 total population, 1,574 females in the population, 1,400 males in the population, 1,345 females born in Canada, 1,201 males born in Canada, 180 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 156 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 49 females born outside the British Empire, 43 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,927 persons of British origin (English), 466 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 355 persons of British origin (Irish), 83 persons of German origin, 59 persons of Dutch origin, 40 persons of French origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,097 Methodists, 702 Baptists, 473 Anglicans (Church of England), 470 Presbyterians, 83 Roman Catholics, 36 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 33 Salvation Army adherents, 27 Brethren, 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 16 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 7 Lutherans, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2415848
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillsonburg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillsonburg
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). "Tillsonburg, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tillsonburg-t-v-on134014-1921/.