Coleman, Ontario (1921 census)
Coleman was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,720. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5142973. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.371°N, 79.788°W.
Population
In 1921, Coleman had a population of 1,720: 882 male and 838 female residents. Population density was 30.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,131 |
| 1921 | 1,720 |
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, Coleman shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 838 |
| POP M | 882 |
| POP TOT | 1,720 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 488 |
| ASIA OTHER | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 117 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 132 |
| BRIT BORN M | 134 |
| BRIT ENG | 625 |
| BRIT IRISH | 313 |
| BRIT OTHER | 23 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 279 |
| CAN BORN F | 625 |
| CAN BORN M | 662 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 18 |
| EUR DUTCH | 16 |
| EUR FINNISH | 77 |
| EUR FRENCH | 280 |
| EUR GERMAN | 15 |
| EUR GREEK | 9 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 13 |
| EUR OTHER | 10 |
| EUR POLISH | 21 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 81 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 86 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 70 |
| METHODISTS | 166 |
| OTHER SECTS | 29 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 267 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 568 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148047— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148047— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5142973
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman,_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). "Coleman, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/coleman-on148047-1921/.