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 density was 752.7 people per square mile.
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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 396 |
| POP M | 359 |
| POP TOT | 755 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 91 |
| BAPTISTS | 131 |
| BRIT BORN F | 40 |
| BRIT BORN M | 35 |
| BRIT ENG | 465 |
| BRIT IRISH | 30 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 187 |
| CAN BORN F | 348 |
| CAN BORN M | 315 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 99 |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 6 |
| EUR GERMAN | 57 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 207 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 198 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 23 |
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/.