Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Tilsonburg, Town—Ville 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, Tilsonburg, Town—Ville had a population of 2,974: 1,400 male and 1,574 female residents. Population density was 2964.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 66 |
| 1891 | 2,163 |
| 1901 | 2,241 |
| 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, Tilsonburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,574 |
| POP M | 1,400 |
| POP TOT | 2,974 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 473 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 702 |
| BRETHREN | 27 |
| BRIT BORN F | 180 |
| BRIT BORN M | 156 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,927 |
| BRIT IRISH | 355 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 466 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,345 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,201 |
| CHRISTIANS | 36 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 59 |
| EUR FRENCH | 40 |
| EUR GERMAN | 83 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 49 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 43 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 1,097 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 20 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 470 |
| PROTESTANTS | 16 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 83 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 33 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
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). "Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilsonburg-town-ville-on134014-1921/.