Essa, Ontario (1921 census)
Essa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,910. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261414. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.257°N, 79.812°W.
Population
In 1921, Essa had a population of 2,910: 1,564 male and 1,346 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,507 |
| 1861 | 2,904 |
| 1871 | 4,221 |
| 1881 | 4,666 |
| 1891 | 3,592 |
| 1901 | 3,438 |
| 1911 | 3,084 |
| 1921 | 2,910 |
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, Essa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,910 total population, 1,564 males in the population, 1,356 males born in Canada, 1,346 females in the population, 1,208 females born in Canada, 189 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 129 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 males born outside the British Empire, 9 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,506 persons of British origin (Irish), 960 persons of British origin (English), 327 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 27 persons of French origin, 22 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 25 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 11 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,182 Presbyterians, 786 Anglicans (Church of England), 777 Methodists, 61 Roman Catholics, 27 Baptists, 25 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 25 Jews, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Brethren, 3 Mennonites, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261414
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). "Essa, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/essa-on144002-1921/.