Fenelon, Ontario (1921 census)
Fenelon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,895. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.485°N, 78.790°W.
Population
In 1921, Fenelon had a population of 1,895: 987 male and 908 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 590 |
| 1861 | 2,122 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 3,094 |
| 1891 | 2,809 |
| 1901 | 2,470 |
| 1911 | 2,304 |
| 1921 | 1,895 |
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, Fenelon 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 1,895 total population, 987 males in the population, 917 males born in Canada, 908 females in the population, 843 females born in Canada, 65 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 58 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 940 persons of British origin (English), 492 persons of British origin (Irish), 415 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of French origin, 8 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,030 Methodists, 417 Presbyterians, 189 Anglicans (Church of England), 72 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 70 Baptists, 54 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 32 Roman Catholics, 30 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5443317
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenelon_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). "Fenelon, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-on149007-1921/.