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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3525341. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,676 total population, 881 males in the population, 795 females in the population, 794 males born in Canada, 729 females born in Canada, 73 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 56 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 776 persons of British origin (English), 503 persons of British origin (Irish), 340 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 22 persons of German origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 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 675 Methodists, 575 Presbyterians, 218 Anglicans (Church of England), 108 Baptists, 86 Roman Catholics, 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3525341
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Metcalfe
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/.