Bosanquet, Ontario (1921 census)
Bosanquet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,332. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4947111. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.169°N, 81.897°W.
Population
In 1921, Bosanquet had a population of 2,332: 1,263 male and 1,069 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,093 |
| 1861 | 3,097 |
| 1871 | 4,425 |
| 1881 | 3,360 |
| 1891 | 2,866 |
| 1901 | 2,862 |
| 1911 | 2,491 |
| 1921 | 2,332 |
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 Bosanquet, 1911 (94.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Bosanquet shared boundaries with:
- Arkona, Village
- Forest, Town—Ville
- Indian reserves
- McGillivray
- Plympton
- Stephen
- Thedford, Village
- Warwick
- Williams W-O
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,332 total population, 1,263 males in the population, 1,121 males born in Canada, 1,069 females in the population, 965 females born in Canada, 119 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 73 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 31 females born outside the British Empire, 23 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,266 persons of British origin (English), 454 persons of British origin (Irish), 389 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 104 persons of German origin, 64 persons of French origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 939 Methodists, 765 Presbyterians, 235 Anglicans (Church of England), 114 Baptists, 95 Congregationalists, 63 Brethren, 40 Roman Catholics, 26 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 Disciples of Christ, 11 Mennonites, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Lutherans, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Adventists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4947111
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosanquet,_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). "Bosanquet, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bosanquet-on122001-1921/.