Croft, Ontario (1921 census)
Croft was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 298. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261196. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.656°N, 79.746°W.
Population
In 1921, Croft had a population of 298: 168 male and 130 female residents. Population density was 3.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 557 |
| 1911 | 499 |
| 1921 | 298 |
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, Croft shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 130 |
| POP M | 168 |
| POP TOT | 298 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 78 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 158 |
| BRIT IRISH | 56 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 34 |
| CAN BORN F | 122 |
| CAN BORN M | 156 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3 |
| EUR OTHER | 34 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 90 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 121 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261196
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). "Croft, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/croft-on135011-1921/.