Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Cobourg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,327. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.964°N, 78.173°W.
Population
In 1921, Cobourg, Town—Ville had a population of 5,327: 2,316 male and 3,011 female residents. Population density was 5310.5 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,011 |
| POP M | 2,316 |
| POP TOT | 5,327 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 20 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,306 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 7 |
| BAPTISTS | 163 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 584 |
| BRIT BORN M | 391 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,007 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,298 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 807 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,325 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,849 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 316 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FINNISH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 51 |
| EUR GERMAN | 48 |
| EUR GREEK | 22 |
| EUR HEBREW | 16 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 26 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 8 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 102 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 76 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 14 |
| INDIAN | 11 |
| JEWS | 15 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| MENNONITES | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 1,167 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,129 |
| PROTESTANTS | 11 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,064 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 73 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132012— 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). "Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobourg-town-ville-on132012-1921/.