Townsend, Ontario (1921 census)
Townsend was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,797. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.941°N, 80.253°W.
Population
In 1921, Townsend had a population of 3,797: 1,948 male and 1,849 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,935 |
| 1861 | 5,742 |
| 1871 | 5,474 |
| 1881 | 4,963 |
| 1891 | 4,291 |
| 1901 | 4,017 |
| 1911 | 3,763 |
| 1921 | 3,797 |
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, Townsend shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,797 total population, 1,948 males in the population, 1,849 females in the population, 1,682 males born in Canada, 1,651 females born in Canada, 193 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 128 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 73 males born outside the British Empire, 70 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,316 persons of British origin (English), 449 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 419 persons of British origin (Irish), 235 persons of Dutch origin, 128 persons of Austrian origin, 94 persons of German origin, 58 persons of French origin, 37 persons of other European origin, 24 persons of British origin (other), 13 persons of Russian origin, 12 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,584 Methodists, 1,401 Baptists, 250 Anglicans (Church of England), 229 Presbyterians, 122 Roman Catholics, 117 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 29 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 18 Brethren, 14 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Lutherans, 6 members of the Evangelical Association, 5 Congregationalists, 3 Mennonites, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Adventists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263014
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). "Townsend, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/townsend-on131004-1921/.