West Lorne, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
West Lorne, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 755. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134681. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.606°N, 81.619°W.
Population
In 1921, West Lorne, VL had a population of 755: 359 male and 396 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 740 |
| 1921 | 755 |
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, West Lorne, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 755 total population, 396 females in the population, 359 males in the population, 348 females born in Canada, 315 males born in Canada, 40 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born outside the British Empire, 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 465 persons of British origin (English), 187 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 57 persons of German origin, 30 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of French origin, 6 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 207 Methodists, 198 Presbyterians, 131 Baptists, 99 Disciples of Christ, 91 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 Roman Catholics, 6 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134681
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). "West Lorne, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/west-lorne-vl-on109015-1921/.