Drayton, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Drayton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5306106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.756°N, 80.655°W.
Population
In 1921, Drayton, Village had a population of 600: 267 male and 333 female residents. Population density was 598.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 587 |
| 1891 | 793 |
| 1901 | 791 |
| 1911 | 706 |
| 1921 | 600 |
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, Drayton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 333 |
| POP M | 267 |
| POP TOT | 600 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 41 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 21 |
| BRIT BORN M | 18 |
| BRIT ENG | 247 |
| BRIT IRISH | 144 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 119 |
| CAN BORN F | 297 |
| CAN BORN M | 237 |
| CHRISTIANS | 29 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8 |
| EUR GERMAN | 52 |
| EUR HEBREW | 22 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 12 |
| JEWS | 22 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 300 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 141 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 44 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5306106
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drayton,_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). "Drayton, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drayton-village-on152019-1921/.