Elizabethtown, Ontario (1921 census)
Elizabethtown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,743. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.656°N, 75.789°W.
Population
In 1921, Elizabethtown had a population of 3,743: 1,932 male and 1,811 female residents. Population density was 26.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,208 |
| 1861 | 6,101 |
| 1871 | 5,373 |
| 1881 | 4,905 |
| 1891 | 4,726 |
| 1901 | 4,872 |
| 1911 | 4,673 |
| 1921 | 3,743 |
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, Elizabethtown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,811 |
| POP M | 1,932 |
| POP TOT | 3,743 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 952 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 106 |
| BRIT BORN F | 140 |
| BRIT BORN M | 175 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,316 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,574 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 528 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,631 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,697 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 91 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 139 |
| EUR GERMAN | 14 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 14 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 40 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 60 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,792 |
| OTHER SECTS | 71 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 561 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 227 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Elizabethtown, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elizabethtown-on124004-1921/.