Cosby, Ontario (1921 census)
Cosby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 538. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.148°N, 80.497°W.
Population
In 1921, Cosby had a population of 538: 289 male and 249 female residents. Population density was 13.8 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Firstbrook & Barr, 1911 (54.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Cosby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 249 |
| POP M | 289 |
| POP TOT | 538 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT IRISH | 6 |
| CAN BORN F | 233 |
| CAN BORN M | 275 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 524 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 16 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 537 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261177
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). "Cosby, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cosby-on146026-1921/.