Torbolton, Ontario (1921 census)
Torbolton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 739. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875451. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 76.080°W.
Population
In 1921, Torbolton had a population of 739: 396 male and 343 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 542 |
| 1861 | 675 |
| 1871 | 751 |
| 1881 | 1,024 |
| 1891 | 1,023 |
| 1901 | 1,002 |
| 1911 | 842 |
| 1921 | 739 |
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, Torbolton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 739 total population, 396 males in the population, 364 males born in Canada, 343 females in the population, 333 females born in Canada, 30 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 399 persons of British origin (Irish), 186 persons of British origin (English), 123 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 26 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 319 Anglicans (Church of England), 225 Presbyterians, 141 Roman Catholics, 50 Methodists, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875451
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torbolton_Township
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). "Torbolton, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/torbolton-on105010-1921/.