Elderslie, Ontario (1921 census)
Elderslie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,671. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.338°N, 81.184°W.
Population
In 1921, Elderslie had a population of 1,671: 888 male and 783 female residents. Population density was 18.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 14 |
| 1861 | 1,774 |
| 1871 | 3,699 |
| 1881 | 3,273 |
| 1891 | 3,047 |
| 1901 | 2,458 |
| 1911 | 1,950 |
| 1921 | 1,671 |
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, Elderslie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 783 |
| POP M | 888 |
| POP TOT | 1,671 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 223 |
| BAPTISTS | 176 |
| BRIT BORN F | 45 |
| BRIT BORN M | 63 |
| BRIT ENG | 589 |
| BRIT IRISH | 495 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 464 |
| CAN BORN F | 724 |
| CAN BORN M | 815 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 119 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 70 |
| METHODISTS | 435 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 756 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261381
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). "Elderslie, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elderslie-on104009-1921/.