Chinguacousy, Ontario (1921 census)
Chinguacousy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,635. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5101043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.733°N, 79.825°W.
Population
In 1921, Chinguacousy had a population of 3,635: 1,958 male and 1,677 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,469 |
| 1861 | 6,897 |
| 1871 | 6,129 |
| 1881 | 5,476 |
| 1891 | 4,744 |
| 1901 | 4,177 |
| 1911 | 3,913 |
| 1921 | 3,635 |
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, Chinguacousy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,635 total population, 1,958 males in the population, 1,677 females in the population, 1,561 males born in Canada, 1,396 females born in Canada, 378 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 267 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,016 persons of British origin (English), 979 persons of British origin (Irish), 567 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 18 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 6 persons of German origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,386 Presbyterians, 1,271 Methodists, 644 Anglicans (Church of England), 196 Baptists, 97 Roman Catholics, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Jews, 6 Lutherans, 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Bryce | 1844–1931 | born here |
| David Lynch Scott | 1845–1924 | born here |
| Frank Oliver | 1853–1933 | born here |
| Sir James Alexander Lougheed | 1854–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5101043
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinguacousy_Township
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). "Chinguacousy, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chinguacousy-on136003-1921/.