Bexley, Ontario (1921 census)
Bexley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 693. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 78.874°W.
Population
In 1921, Bexley had a population of 693: 374 male and 319 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 232 |
| 1871 | 489 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 818 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Bexley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 693 total population, 374 males in the population, 346 males born in Canada, 319 females in the population, 297 females born in Canada, 23 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 290 persons of British origin (English), 216 persons of British origin (Irish), 108 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 39 persons of Dutch origin, 33 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 252 Methodists, 154 Anglicans (Church of England), 117 Presbyterians, 77 Roman Catholics, 46 members of the Evangelical Association, 37 Brethren, 7 Baptists, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899802
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexley_Township
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). "Bexley, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bexley-on149001-1921/.