Ernestown, Ontario (1921 census)
Ernestown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,773. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5394285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.266°N, 76.767°W.
Population
In 1921, Ernestown had a population of 2,773: 1,408 male and 1,365 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,111 |
| 1861 | 5,450 |
| 1871 | 4,233 |
| 1881 | 3,961 |
| 1891 | 3,597 |
| 1901 | 3,317 |
| 1911 | 3,031 |
| 1921 | 2,773 |
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, Ernestown 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 2,773 total population, 1,408 males in the population, 1,365 females in the population, 1,315 males born in Canada, 1,280 females born in Canada, 85 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 73 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,340 persons of British origin (English), 573 persons of British origin (Irish), 533 persons of Dutch origin, 238 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 49 persons of German origin, 25 persons of British origin (other), 13 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,080 Methodists, 349 Anglicans (Church of England), 227 Presbyterians, 80 Roman Catholics, 14 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Adventists, 6 Brethren, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5394285
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernestown_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). "Ernestown, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ernestown-on125003-1921/.