Adelaide, Ontario (1921 census)
Adelaide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,676. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.999°N, 81.694°W.
Population
In 1921, Adelaide had a population of 1,676: 881 male and 795 female residents. Population density was 21.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,979 |
| 1861 | 2,509 |
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 3,108 |
| 1891 | 2,616 |
| 1901 | 2,233 |
| 1911 | 1,919 |
| 1921 | 1,676 |
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, Adelaide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 795 |
| POP M | 881 |
| POP TOT | 1,676 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 218 |
| BAPTISTS | 108 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 56 |
| BRIT BORN M | 73 |
| BRIT ENG | 776 |
| BRIT IRISH | 503 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 340 |
| CAN BORN F | 729 |
| CAN BORN M | 794 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| EUR GERMAN | 22 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 675 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 575 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 86 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Adelaide, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adelaide-on128001-1921/.