Canboro, Ontario (1921 census)
Canboro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 997. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.971°N, 79.657°W.
Population
In 1921, Canboro had a population of 997: 533 male and 464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,151 |
| 1861 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 966 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 997 |
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, Canboro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 997 total population, 533 males in the population, 477 males born in Canada, 464 females in the population, 418 females born in Canada, 47 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 37 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born outside the British Empire, 9 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 389 persons of British origin (English), 179 persons of German origin, 161 persons of British origin (Irish), 152 persons of Dutch origin, 99 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 546 Methodists, 155 Baptists, 90 Anglicans (Church of England), 65 members of the Evangelical Association, 46 Roman Catholics, 44 Presbyterians, 18 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 10 Congregationalists, 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115001_1901— 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). "Canboro, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/canboro-on115001-1921/.