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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,671 total population, 888 males in the population, 815 males born in Canada, 783 females in the population, 724 females born in Canada, 63 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 45 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 females born outside the British Empire, 10 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 589 persons of British origin (English), 495 persons of British origin (Irish), 464 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 119 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 756 Presbyterians, 435 Methodists, 223 Anglicans (Church of England), 176 Baptists, 70 Lutherans, 11 Roman Catholics, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.