Cumberland, Ontario (1921 census)
Cumberland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,163. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4210774. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.425°N, 75.385°W.
Population
In 1921, Cumberland had a population of 4,163: 2,232 male and 1,931 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,659 |
| 1861 | 2,609 |
| 1871 | 2,922 |
| 1881 | 3,535 |
| 1891 | 4,014 |
| 1901 | 4,198 |
| 1911 | 4,033 |
| 1921 | 4,163 |
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, Cumberland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,163 total population, 2,232 males in the population, 2,114 males born in Canada, 1,931 females in the population, 1,846 females born in Canada, 96 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 70 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 22 males born outside the British Empire, 15 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,142 persons of French origin, 1,300 persons of British origin (Irish), 374 persons of British origin (English), 304 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 28 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,399 Roman Catholics, 711 Presbyterians, 699 Anglicans (Church of England), 204 Methodists, 100 Baptists, 33 Brethren, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Adventists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON143003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4210774
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland,_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). "Cumberland, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cumberland-on143003-1921/.