Buchanan, Ontario (1921 census)
Buchanan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 577. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.021°N, 77.399°W.
Population
In 1921, Buchanan had a population of 577: 313 male and 264 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,067 |
| 1921 | 577 |
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 Buchanan, 1911 (27.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Buchanan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 577 total population, 313 males in the population, 272 males born in Canada, 264 females in the population, 230 females born in Canada, 23 males born outside the British Empire, 21 females born outside the British Empire, 18 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 169 persons of British origin (Irish), 127 persons of French origin, 110 persons of German origin, 90 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 63 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Italian origin. 13 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 3 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 207 Roman Catholics, 196 Presbyterians, 97 Lutherans, 49 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Jews, 9 Methodists, 6 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260963
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). "Buchanan, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/buchanan-on142010-1921/.