Colchester S, Ontario (1921 census)
Colchester S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,769. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5142112. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.039°N, 82.906°W.
Population
In 1921, Colchester S had a population of 2,769: 1,445 male and 1,324 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,727 |
| 1891 | 2,827 |
| 1901 | 2,763 |
| 1911 | 2,802 |
| 1921 | 2,769 |
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, Colchester S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,769 total population, 1,445 males in the population, 1,324 females in the population, 1,233 males born in Canada, 1,181 females born in Canada, 147 males born outside the British Empire, 105 females born outside the British Empire, 65 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 38 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,473 persons of British origin (English), 350 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 234 persons of British origin (Irish), 225 persons of German origin, 202 persons of French origin, 17 persons of Italian origin, 11 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 230 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,383 Methodists, 596 Anglicans (Church of England), 354 Baptists, 204 Presbyterians, 177 Roman Catholics, 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 Lutherans, 7 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110003_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5142112
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchester_South_Township,_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). "Colchester S, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colchester-s-on110003-1921/.