Darlington, Ontario (1921 census)
Darlington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.969°N, 78.747°W.
Population
In 1921, Darlington had a population of 3,780: 1,940 male and 1,840 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 8,005 |
| 1861 | 6,912 |
| 1871 | 5,931 |
| 1881 | 5,465 |
| 1891 | 4,757 |
| 1901 | 4,174 |
| 1911 | 3,682 |
| 1921 | 3,780 |
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, Darlington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,780 total population, 1,940 males in the population, 1,840 females in the population, 1,637 males born in Canada, 1,629 females born in Canada, 270 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 186 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 33 males born outside the British Empire, 25 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,685 persons of British origin (English), 602 persons of British origin (Irish), 343 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 39 persons of Dutch origin, 35 persons of Ukrainian origin, 20 persons of German origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 11 persons of other European origin, 10 persons of Austrian origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of French origin, 6 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,979 Methodists, 345 Anglicans (Church of England), 322 Presbyterians, 44 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 25 Adventists, 20 Roman Catholics, 15 Baptists, 11 Disciples of Christ, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Borland | 1839–1923 | born here |
| James Laughlin Hughes | 1846–1935 | born here |
| Sir Samuel Hughes | 1853–1921 | born here |
| George R. Coldwell | 1858–1924 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108004_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). "Darlington, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darlington-on108004-1921/.