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 density was 19.9 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,192 |
| POP M | 1,313 |
| POP TOT | 2,505 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 116 |
| BAPTISTS | 75 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 79 |
| BRIT BORN M | 71 |
| BRIT ENG | 554 |
| BRIT IRISH | 720 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,062 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,105 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,234 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 8 |
| EUR DUTCH | 32 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 131 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 636 |
| MORMONS | 37 |
| OTHER SECTS | 20 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,469 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 128 |
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/.