Augusta, Ontario (1921 census)
Augusta was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,095. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4820879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.749°N, 75.646°W.
Population
In 1921, Augusta had a population of 3,095: 1,589 male and 1,506 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,154 |
| 1861 | 5,562 |
| 1871 | 5,163 |
| 1881 | 5,096 |
| 1891 | 4,534 |
| 1901 | 4,166 |
| 1911 | 3,390 |
| 1921 | 3,095 |
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, Augusta 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 3,095 total population, 1,589 males in the population, 1,506 females in the population, 1,477 males born in Canada, 1,413 females born in Canada, 73 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 59 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 males born outside the British Empire, 34 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,391 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,064 persons of British origin (English), 370 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 111 persons of French origin, 92 persons of Dutch origin, 32 persons of British origin (other), 20 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,346 Methodists, 839 Anglicans (Church of England), 476 Presbyterians, 339 Roman Catholics, 55 Baptists, 23 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 11 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4820879
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_(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). "Augusta, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/augusta-on113001-1921/.