Cobourg, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Cobourg, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,327. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1007418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.964°N, 78.173°W.
Population
In 1921, Cobourg, T-V had a population of 5,327: 2,316 male and 3,011 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,871 |
| 1861 | 4,975 |
| 1871 | 4,442 |
| 1881 | 4,957 |
| 1891 | 4,829 |
| 1901 | 4,239 |
| 1911 | 5,074 |
| 1921 | 5,327 |
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, Cobourg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,327 total population, 3,011 females in the population, 2,325 females born in Canada, 2,316 males in the population, 1,849 males born in Canada, 584 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 391 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 102 females born outside the British Empire, 76 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,007 persons of British origin (English), 1,298 persons of British origin (Irish), 807 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 51 persons of French origin, 48 persons of German origin, 26 persons of Italian origin, 22 persons of Greek origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 16 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 11 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,306 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,167 Methodists, 1,129 Presbyterians, 1,064 Roman Catholics, 316 Congregationalists, 163 Baptists, 73 Salvation Army adherents, 20 Adventists, 15 Jews, 14 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Lutherans, 5 Mennonites, 4 Brethren, 4 Disciples of Christ, 4 members of the Evangelical Association, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caleb Alvord Mallory | 1841–1926 | born and died here |
| Henry Norlande Ruttan | 1848–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132012_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1007418
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobourg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobourg_(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). "Cobourg, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobourg-t-v-on132012-1921/.