Arran, Ontario (1921 census)
Arran was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,858. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.463°N, 81.214°W.
Population
In 1921, Arran had a population of 1,858: 975 male and 883 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 149 |
| 1861 | 2,553 |
| 1871 | 3,780 |
| 1881 | 3,512 |
| 1891 | 2,913 |
| 1901 | 2,562 |
| 1911 | 2,091 |
| 1921 | 1,858 |
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, Arran shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,858 total population, 975 males in the population, 915 males born in Canada, 883 females in the population, 847 females born in Canada, 53 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 33 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 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 894 persons of British origin (Irish), 474 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 388 persons of British origin (English), 61 persons of German origin, 21 persons of French origin, 19 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 895 Methodists, 680 Presbyterians, 202 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Baptists, 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Roman Catholics, 3 Lutherans, 2 Mennonites, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Arran, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arran-on104003-1921/.