Albion, Ontario (1921 census)
Albion was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,156. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4712560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.813°W.
Population
In 1921, Albion had a population of 2,156: 1,158 male and 998 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,281 |
| 1861 | 5,078 |
| 1871 | 4,857 |
| 1881 | 3,872 |
| 1891 | 3,142 |
| 1901 | 2,741 |
| 1911 | 2,545 |
| 1921 | 2,156 |
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, Albion 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 2,156 total population, 1,158 males in the population, 1,007 males born in Canada, 998 females in the population, 921 females born in Canada, 130 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 74 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 21 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,000 persons of British origin (Irish), 898 persons of British origin (English), 212 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Ukrainian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,134 Methodists, 456 Anglicans (Church of England), 328 Roman Catholics, 223 Presbyterians, 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4712560
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Township,_Ontario
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). "Albion, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/albion-on136001-1921/.