Athol, Ontario (1921 census)
Athol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,111. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115187548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.903°N, 77.168°W.
Population
In 1921, Athol had a population of 1,111: 576 male and 535 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,621 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 1,740 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 1891 | 1,284 |
| 1901 | 1,187 |
| 1911 | 1,086 |
| 1921 | 1,111 |
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, Athol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,111 total population, 576 males in the population, 535 females in the population, 525 males born in Canada, 486 females born in Canada, 38 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 33 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 females born outside the British Empire, 13 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 666 persons of British origin (English), 218 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 196 persons of British origin (Irish), 23 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 850 Methodists, 119 Anglicans (Church of England), 78 Roman Catholics, 35 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 19 Presbyterians, 8 Disciples of Christ, 2 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON140002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115187548
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). "Athol, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athol-on140002-1921/.