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 density was 71.2 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,700 |
| POP M | 2,886 |
| POP TOT | 5,586 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,638 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| ASIA OTHER | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 340 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 590 |
| BRIT BORN M | 694 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,386 |
| BRIT IRISH | 572 |
| BRIT OTHER | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 939 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,034 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,083 |
| CHRISTIANS | 44 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 36 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 8 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 12 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 353 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 59 |
| EUR GERMAN | 118 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 41 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR POLISH | 19 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 76 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 109 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,810 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| NEGRO | 18 |
| OTHER SECTS | 118 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,210 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 342 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
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/.