Belmont, Ontario (1921 census)
Belmont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,513. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.495°N, 77.861°W.
Population
In 1921, Belmont had a population of 1,513: 756 male and 757 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,738 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,135 |
| 1911 | 1,931 |
| 1921 | 1,513 |
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 was contained in Belmont, 1911 (50.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Belmont 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 1,513 total population, 757 females in the population, 756 males in the population, 732 males born in Canada, 729 females born in Canada, 21 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 722 persons of British origin (Irish), 411 persons of British origin (English), 214 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 133 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,045 Methodists, 199 Presbyterians, 176 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Roman Catholics, 28 Baptists, 15 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260827
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). "Belmont, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belmont-on138003-1921/.