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 density was 32.9 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,931 |
| POP M | 2,232 |
| POP TOT | 4,163 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 7 |
| ANGLICANS | 699 |
| BAPTISTS | 100 |
| BRETHREN | 33 |
| BRIT BORN F | 70 |
| BRIT BORN M | 96 |
| BRIT ENG | 374 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,300 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 304 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,846 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,114 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2,142 |
| EUR GERMAN | 28 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 22 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 204 |
| OTHER SECTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 711 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,399 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
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/.