Clinton, Ontario (1921 census)
Clinton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,892. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.145°N, 79.452°W.
Population
In 1921, Clinton had a population of 2,892: 1,496 male and 1,396 female residents. Population density was 65.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,462 |
| 1861 | 2,922 |
| 1871 | 2,782 |
| 1881 | 2,399 |
| 1891 | 2,137 |
| 1901 | 2,056 |
| 1911 | 2,381 |
| 1921 | 2,892 |
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, Clinton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,396 |
| POP M | 1,496 |
| POP TOT | 2,892 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 568 |
| BAPTISTS | 204 |
| BRIT BORN F | 218 |
| BRIT BORN M | 261 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,511 |
| BRIT IRISH | 271 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 463 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,113 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,148 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 168 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 11 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 284 |
| EUR FRENCH | 19 |
| EUR GERMAN | 140 |
| EUR HEBREW | 13 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 53 |
| EUR OTHER | 5 |
| EUR POLISH | 70 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 3 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 177 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 65 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 87 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 10 |
| INDIAN | 31 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 18 |
| MENNONITES | 161 |
| METHODISTS | 676 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 70 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 635 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 179 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126002— 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). "Clinton, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-on126002-1921/.