Clarke, Ontario (1921 census)
Clarke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,039. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.990°N, 78.563°W.
Population
In 1921, Clarke had a population of 3,039: 1,615 male and 1,424 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,190 |
| 1861 | 6,575 |
| 1871 | 5,728 |
| 1881 | 5,169 |
| 1891 | 4,427 |
| 1901 | 3,788 |
| 1911 | 3,375 |
| 1921 | 3,039 |
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, Clarke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,039 total population, 1,615 males in the population, 1,424 females in the population, 1,423 males born in Canada, 1,295 females born in Canada, 175 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 110 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 females born outside the British Empire, 17 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,861 persons of British origin (English), 683 persons of British origin (Irish), 403 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 22 persons of French origin, 21 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of German origin, 13 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Ukrainian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin. 4 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 2,003 Methodists, 676 Presbyterians, 262 Anglicans (Church of England), 27 Baptists, 27 Roman Catholics, 12 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Congregationalists, 5 Lutherans, 4 Brethren, 4 Jews, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108003_1891— 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). "Clarke, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarke-on108003-1921/.