Emily, Ontario (1921 census)
Emily was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,888. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5372401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.357°N, 78.544°W.
Population
In 1921, Emily had a population of 1,888: 998 male and 890 female residents. Population density was 17.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,762 |
| 1861 | 3,923 |
| 1871 | 3,790 |
| 1881 | 2,876 |
| 1891 | 2,603 |
| 1901 | 2,304 |
| 1911 | 2,121 |
| 1921 | 1,888 |
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, Emily shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 890 |
| POP M | 998 |
| POP TOT | 1,888 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 357 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 36 |
| BRIT BORN M | 61 |
| BRIT ENG | 230 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,534 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 86 |
| CAN BORN F | 849 |
| CAN BORN M | 933 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 28 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 596 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 128 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 792 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5372401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Township
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). "Emily, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/emily-on149006-1921/.