Fitzroy, Ontario (1921 census)
Fitzroy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,494. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5455722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.403°N, 76.207°W.
Population
In 1921, Fitzroy had a population of 2,494: 1,342 male and 1,152 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,807 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 3,425 |
| 1881 | 3,378 |
| 1891 | 2,940 |
| 1901 | 2,767 |
| 1911 | 2,488 |
| 1921 | 2,494 |
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, Fitzroy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,494 total population, 1,342 males in the population, 1,152 females in the population, 1,152 males born in Canada, 1,086 females born in Canada, 130 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 60 males born outside the British Empire, 58 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,140 persons of British origin (Irish), 971 persons of British origin (English), 226 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 78 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Polish origin, 11 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Austrian origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Ukrainian origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of other Asian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 908 Anglicans (Church of England), 532 Presbyterians, 509 Roman Catholics, 411 Methodists, 82 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 15 Lutherans, 14 Brethren, 10 Baptists, 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5455722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_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). "Fitzroy, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fitzroy-on105001-1921/.