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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,888 total population, 998 males in the population, 933 males born in Canada, 890 females in the population, 849 females born in Canada, 61 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 36 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,534 persons of British origin (Irish), 230 persons of British origin (English), 86 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 28 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 792 Roman Catholics, 596 Methodists, 357 Anglicans (Church of England), 128 Presbyterians, 10 Baptists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.