White Horse, T-V, Yukon (1921 census)
White Horse, T-V was a town in Yukon, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 331. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2055. The administrative centroid was at approximately 60.717°N, 135.064°W.
Population
In 1921, White Horse, T-V had a population of 331: 216 male and 115 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 727 |
| 1921 | 331 |
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, White Horse, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 331 total population, 216 males in the population, 115 females in the population, 98 males born in Canada, 70 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 63 females born in Canada, 48 males born outside the British Empire, 37 females born outside the British Empire, 15 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 164 persons of British origin (English), 86 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 33 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Russian 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 137 Anglicans (Church of England), 102 Presbyterians, 52 Roman Catholics, 13 Baptists, 11 Methodists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
YT219003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_YT219003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2055
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehorse
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehorse
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). "White Horse, T-V, Yukon (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/yt/white-horse-t-v-yt219003-1921/.