Barton, Ontario (1921 census)
Barton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 10,165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.222°N, 79.861°W.
Population
In 1921, Barton had a population of 10,165: 5,186 male and 4,979 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,735 |
| 1861 | 2,811 |
| 1871 | 2,865 |
| 1881 | 3,525 |
| 1891 | 4,997 |
| 1901 | 3,620 |
| 1911 | 4,410 |
| 1921 | 10,165 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Barton, 1911 (73.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Barton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 10,165 total population, 5,186 males in the population, 4,979 females in the population, 2,813 males born in Canada, 2,756 females born in Canada, 2,125 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2,062 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 248 males born outside the British Empire, 161 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 6,293 persons of British origin (English), 1,673 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 970 persons of British origin (Irish), 226 persons of German origin, 149 persons of British origin (other), 144 persons of Dutch origin, 114 persons of French origin, 65 persons of Polish origin, 46 persons of Scandinavian origin, 40 persons of other European origin, 26 persons of Russian origin, 22 persons of Italian origin, 16 persons of Austrian origin, 7 persons of Ukrainian origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 24 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 18 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,386 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,958 Presbyterians, 1,859 Methodists, 766 Roman Catholics, 525 Baptists, 321 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 222 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 93 Lutherans, 72 Salvation Army adherents, 66 Congregationalists, 48 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 37 Brethren, 29 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 24 Jews, 18 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Adventists, 5 Mennonites, 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Calver Fearman | 1858–1922 | born here |
| John Charles Fields | 1863–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153002— 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). "Barton, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barton-on153002-1921/.