Ellice, Ontario (1921 census)
Ellice was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,871. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.469°N, 81.005°W.
Population
In 1921, Ellice had a population of 2,871: 1,531 male and 1,340 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,328 |
| 1861 | 2,616 |
| 1871 | 2,886 |
| 1881 | 3,275 |
| 1891 | 3,384 |
| 1901 | 3,367 |
| 1911 | 2,940 |
| 1921 | 2,871 |
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, Ellice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,871 total population, 1,531 males in the population, 1,414 males born in Canada, 1,340 females in the population, 1,260 females born in Canada, 66 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 51 males born outside the British Empire, 47 females born outside the British Empire, 33 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,585 persons of German origin, 791 persons of British origin (Irish), 283 persons of British origin (English), 140 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 49 persons of French origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,136 Lutherans, 724 Roman Catholics, 306 Methodists, 262 Presbyterians, 218 Anglicans (Church of England), 152 Mennonites, 27 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 16 members of the Evangelical Association, 12 Baptists, 8 Salvation Army adherents, 6 Congregationalists, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261388
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). "Ellice, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ellice-on137005-1921/.