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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,743 total population, 1,932 males in the population, 1,811 females in the population, 1,697 males born in Canada, 1,631 females born in Canada, 175 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 140 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 60 males born outside the British Empire, 40 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,574 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,316 persons of British origin (English), 528 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 139 persons of French origin, 91 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of German origin, 14 persons of Italian origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Austrian origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 2 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 1,792 Methodists, 952 Anglicans (Church of England), 561 Presbyterians, 227 Roman Catholics, 106 Baptists, 71 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 20 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Congregationalists, 2 Adventists, 2 Jews, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Lutherans, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.