Egremont, Ontario (1921 census)
Egremont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,505. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.073°N, 80.695°W.
Population
In 1921, Egremont had a population of 2,505: 1,313 male and 1,192 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 665 |
| 1861 | 2,934 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 4,455 |
| 1891 | 3,904 |
| 1901 | 3,607 |
| 1911 | 3,060 |
| 1921 | 2,505 |
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, Egremont shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,505 total population, 1,313 males in the population, 1,234 males born in Canada, 1,192 females in the population, 1,105 females born in Canada, 79 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 71 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,062 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 720 persons of British origin (Irish), 554 persons of British origin (English), 131 persons of German origin, 32 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,469 Presbyterians, 636 Methodists, 128 Roman Catholics, 116 Anglicans (Church of England), 75 Baptists, 37 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Lutherans, 8 Disciples of Christ, 5 Brethren, 1 Jews, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261377
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). "Egremont, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/egremont-on114005-1921/.