Enniskillen, Ontario (1921 census)
Enniskillen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,063. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.846°N, 82.121°W.
Population
In 1921, Enniskillen had a population of 3,063: 1,645 male and 1,418 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 238 |
| 1861 | 1,069 |
| 1871 | 1,528 |
| 1881 | 3,588 |
| 1891 | 5,006 |
| 1901 | 4,745 |
| 1911 | 3,632 |
| 1921 | 3,063 |
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, Enniskillen 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 3,063 total population, 1,645 males in the population, 1,424 males born in Canada, 1,418 females in the population, 1,251 females born in Canada, 114 males born outside the British Empire, 107 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 93 females born outside the British Empire, 74 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,271 persons of British origin (English), 838 persons of British origin (Irish), 675 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 147 persons of Belgian origin, 42 persons of German origin, 41 persons of French origin, 23 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,133 Methodists, 923 Presbyterians, 301 Baptists, 294 Roman Catholics, 282 Anglicans (Church of England), 43 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 40 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 13 Disciples of Christ, 10 Adventists, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Congregationalists, 3 Brethren, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Emanuel Armstrong | 1864–1931 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261401
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). "Enniskillen, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/enniskillen-on122004-1921/.