Collingwood, Ontario (1921 census)
Collingwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,807. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.473°N, 80.396°W.
Population
In 1921, Collingwood had a population of 2,807: 1,459 male and 1,348 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,932 |
| 1901 | 3,902 |
| 1911 | 3,291 |
| 1921 | 2,807 |
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, Collingwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,807 total population, 1,459 males in the population, 1,348 females in the population, 1,345 males born in Canada, 1,246 females born in Canada, 108 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 95 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,088 persons of British origin (English), 939 persons of British origin (Irish), 715 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 31 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of German origin, 4 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,123 Methodists, 827 Presbyterians, 469 Anglicans (Church of England), 177 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 83 Baptists, 54 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 24 members of the Evangelical Association, 24 Mennonites, 10 Roman Catholics, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Disciples of Christ, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261146
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). "Collingwood, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-on114003-1921/.