Asphodel, Ontario (1921 census)
Asphodel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,530. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 78.008°W.
Population
In 1921, Asphodel had a population of 1,530: 830 male and 700 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,678 |
| 1861 | 2,911 |
| 1871 | 3,247 |
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,866 |
| 1901 | 1,877 |
| 1911 | 1,661 |
| 1921 | 1,530 |
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, Asphodel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,530 total population, 830 males in the population, 770 males born in Canada, 700 females in the population, 663 females born in Canada, 59 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 33 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 768 persons of British origin (Irish), 454 persons of British origin (English), 250 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 33 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 670 Methodists, 379 Roman Catholics, 262 Presbyterians, 122 Anglicans (Church of England), 93 Baptists, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260734
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). "Asphodel, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/asphodel-on138002-1921/.