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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,720 total population, 882 males in the population, 838 females in the population, 662 males born in Canada, 625 females born in Canada, 134 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 132 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 86 males born outside the British Empire, 81 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 625 persons of British origin (English), 313 persons of British origin (Irish), 280 persons of French origin, 279 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 77 persons of Finnish origin, 23 persons of British origin (other), 21 persons of Polish origin, 18 persons of Austrian origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of German origin, 13 persons of Italian origin, 10 persons of other European origin, 9 persons of Greek origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of Ukrainian origin, 5 persons of other Asian origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 568 Roman Catholics, 488 Anglicans (Church of England), 267 Presbyterians, 166 Methodists, 117 Baptists, 70 Lutherans, 29 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Brethren, 2 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.