Canisbay, Ontario (1921 census)
Canisbay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 51. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263212. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.569°N, 78.541°W.
Population
In 1921, Canisbay had a population of 51: 36 male and 15 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 41 |
| 1921 | 51 |
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, Canisbay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 8 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 1 category.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 51 total population, 36 males in the population, 30 males born in Canada, 15 females in the population, 12 females born in Canada, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263212
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). "Canisbay, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/canisbay-on130021-1921/.