Ancaster, Ontario (1921 census)
Ancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,586. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q488909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.204°N, 80.027°W.
Population
In 1921, Ancaster had a population of 5,586: 2,886 male and 2,700 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,653 |
| 1861 | 5,043 |
| 1871 | 5,005 |
| 1881 | 4,726 |
| 1891 | 4,098 |
| 1901 | 3,863 |
| 1911 | 4,136 |
| 1921 | 5,586 |
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, Ancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,586 total population, 2,886 males in the population, 2,700 females in the population, 2,083 males born in Canada, 2,034 females born in Canada, 694 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 590 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 109 males born outside the British Empire, 76 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,386 persons of British origin (English), 939 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 572 persons of British origin (Irish), 353 persons of Dutch origin, 118 persons of German origin, 59 persons of French origin, 41 persons of Italian origin, 27 persons of British origin (other), 19 persons of Polish origin, 12 persons of Austrian origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of other Asian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 18 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. 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 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 1,810 Methodists, 1,638 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,210 Presbyterians, 342 Roman Catholics, 340 Baptists, 118 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 44 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 36 Congregationalists, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 8 Disciples of Christ, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 6 members of the Evangelical Association, 4 Lutherans, 3 Adventists, 2 Jews, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Marion Chadwick | 1840–1921 | born here |
| W. F. (William Findlay) Maclean | 1854–1929 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q488909
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancaster,_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). "Ancaster, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ancaster-on153001-1921/.