Embro, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Embro, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 80.912°W.
Population
In 1921, Embro, Village had a population of 460: 207 male and 253 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 551 |
| 1871 | 484 |
| 1881 | 616 |
| 1891 | 627 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 477 |
| 1921 | 460 |
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, Embro, Village 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 | 253 |
| POP M | 207 |
| POP TOT | 460 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 11 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 20 |
| BRIT BORN M | 21 |
| BRIT ENG | 137 |
| BRIT IRISH | 30 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 267 |
| CAN BORN F | 228 |
| CAN BORN M | 183 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 88 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 17 |
| EUR FRENCH | 5 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 51 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 302 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134015— 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). "Embro, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/embro-village-on134015-1921/.