Cobalt, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Cobalt, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,449. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2568572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.395°N, 79.692°W.
Population
In 1921, Cobalt, T-V had a population of 4,449: 2,374 male and 2,075 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,638 |
| 1921 | 4,449 |
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, Cobalt, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,449 total population, 2,374 males in the population, 2,075 females in the population, 1,759 males born in Canada, 1,586 females born in Canada, 418 males born outside the British Empire, 318 females born outside the British Empire, 197 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 171 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,248 persons of French origin, 908 persons of British origin (English), 631 persons of British origin (Irish), 548 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 289 persons of Finnish origin, 176 persons of Polish origin, 174 persons of Italian origin, 131 persons of Syrian origin, 58 persons of German origin, 56 persons of other European origin, 35 persons of Austrian origin, 26 persons of British origin (other), 25 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 23 persons of Scandinavian origin, 17 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of Ukrainian origin, 12 persons of Russian origin, 9 persons of Greek origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of other Asian origin. 49 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 2,203 Roman Catholics, 703 Anglicans (Church of England), 600 Presbyterians, 301 Lutherans, 293 Methodists, 131 Baptists, 82 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 49 Jews, 28 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 adherents of Eastern religions, 15 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 Brethren, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148193— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148193— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2568572
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_(Ontario)
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). "Cobalt, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobalt-t-v-on148193-1921/.