Crowland, Ontario (1921 census)
Crowland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,826. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.998°N, 79.185°W.
Population
In 1921, Crowland had a population of 3,826: 2,041 male and 1,785 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,478 |
| 1861 | 1,457 |
| 1871 | 1,317 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,107 |
| 1901 | 1,010 |
| 1911 | 1,667 |
| 1921 | 3,826 |
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, Crowland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,826 total population, 2,041 males in the population, 1,785 females in the population, 1,139 males born in Canada, 1,111 females born in Canada, 721 males born outside the British Empire, 508 females born outside the British Empire, 181 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 166 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,269 persons of British origin (English), 529 persons of Ukrainian origin, 496 persons of other European origin, 324 persons of Italian origin, 305 persons of Austrian origin, 211 persons of Polish origin, 158 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 150 persons of British origin (Irish), 150 persons of German origin, 72 persons of Russian origin, 35 persons of French origin, 32 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 36 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,412 Roman Catholics, 742 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 523 Anglicans (Church of England), 494 Methodists, 259 Presbyterians, 158 Baptists, 68 Lutherans, 64 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 34 Jews, 24 Disciples of Christ, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 adherents of Eastern religions, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 8 Adventists, 8 Mennonites, 7 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Crowland, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crowland-on151002-1921/.