Armour, Ontario (1921 census)
Armour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 963. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4793773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.625°N, 79.346°W.
Population
In 1921, Armour had a population of 963: 531 male and 432 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 915 |
| 1911 | 1,099 |
| 1921 | 963 |
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, Armour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 963 total population, 531 males in the population, 471 males born in Canada, 432 females in the population, 394 females born in Canada, 46 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 26 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 males born outside the British Empire, 12 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 437 persons of British origin (English), 205 persons of British origin (Irish), 175 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 37 persons of French origin, 34 persons of Dutch origin, 29 persons of British origin (other), 22 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 403 Presbyterians, 213 Anglicans (Church of England), 210 Methodists, 67 Roman Catholics, 29 Baptists, 17 Disciples of Christ, 12 Jews, 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4793773
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armour,_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). "Armour, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/armour-on135001-1921/.