Draper, Ontario (1921 census)
Draper was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 732. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.992°N, 79.209°W.
Population
In 1921, Draper had a population of 732: 395 male and 337 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,082 |
| 1901 | 998 |
| 1911 | 938 |
| 1921 | 732 |
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, Draper shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 732 total population, 395 males in the population, 337 females in the population, 312 males born in Canada, 290 females born in Canada, 66 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 32 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 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 287 persons of British origin (English), 205 persons of British origin (Irish), 126 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 76 persons of German origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 290 Methodists, 188 Anglicans (Church of England), 162 Presbyterians, 42 Lutherans, 28 Roman Catholics, 10 Baptists, 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129005_1911— 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). "Draper, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/draper-on129005-1921/.