Finch, Ontario (1921 census)
Finch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.176°N, 75.124°W.
Population
In 1921, Finch had a population of 2,932: 1,537 male and 1,395 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 2,932 |
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, Finch 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 2,932 total population, 1,537 males in the population, 1,493 males born in Canada, 1,395 females in the population, 1,356 females born in Canada, 33 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 22 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 females born outside the British Empire, 11 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,028 persons of French origin, 664 persons of British origin (Irish), 643 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 293 persons of Dutch origin, 250 persons of British origin (English), 46 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,422 Roman Catholics, 806 Presbyterians, 530 Methodists, 113 Anglicans (Church of England), 29 Baptists, 28 Lutherans, 4 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Finch, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/finch-on145002-1921/.