Delaware, Ontario (1921 census)
Delaware was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,773. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.875°N, 81.376°W.
Population
In 1921, Delaware had a population of 1,773: 930 male and 843 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,861 |
| 1861 | 2,324 |
| 1871 | 2,523 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 1891 | 2,549 |
| 1901 | 2,178 |
| 1911 | 2,056 |
| 1921 | 1,773 |
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, Delaware shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,773 total population, 930 males in the population, 854 males born in Canada, 843 females in the population, 792 females born in Canada, 67 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 44 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 647 persons of British origin (English), 268 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 191 persons of British origin (Irish), 71 persons of German origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of French origin. 561 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 930 Methodists, 378 Anglicans (Church of England), 275 Presbyterians, 122 Baptists, 41 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Roman Catholics, 6 Congregationalists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 Mennonites, 1 Adventists, 1 Lutherans, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261257
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). "Delaware, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/delaware-on128004-1921/.