Cockburn, Ontario (1921 census)
Cockburn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 193. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.922°N, 83.368°W.
Population
In 1921, Cockburn had a population of 193: 104 male and 89 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 240 |
| 1901 | 301 |
| 1911 | 319 |
| 1921 | 193 |
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, Cockburn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 89 |
| POP M | 104 |
| POP TOT | 193 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 15 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 4 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 79 |
| BRIT IRISH | 38 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 53 |
| CAN BORN F | 83 |
| CAN BORN M | 96 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 4 |
| MORMONS | 28 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 122 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127010— 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). "Cockburn, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cockburn-on127010-1921/.