Carnarvon, Ontario (1921 census)
Carnarvon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 832. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.684°N, 82.188°W.
Population
In 1921, Carnarvon had a population of 832: 447 male and 385 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 550 |
| 1891 | 500 |
| 1901 | 757 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 832 |
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 Carnarvon, 1911 (89.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Carnarvon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 832 total population, 447 males in the population, 420 males born in Canada, 385 females in the population, 362 females born in Canada, 22 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 462 persons of British origin (English), 193 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 152 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 303 Presbyterians, 221 Methodists, 96 Baptists, 78 Anglicans (Church of England), 57 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 31 Roman Catholics, 22 Mennonites, 12 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Brethren, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261035
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). "Carnarvon, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carnarvon-on127009-1921/.