Foley, Ontario (1921 census)
Foley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 486. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.299°N, 79.942°W.
Population
In 1921, Foley had a population of 486: 257 male and 229 female residents. Population density was 7.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 618 |
| 1911 | 1,111 |
| 1921 | 486 |
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, Foley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 229 |
| POP M | 257 |
| POP TOT | 486 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 86 |
| BAPTISTS | 16 |
| BRIT BORN F | 15 |
| BRIT BORN M | 16 |
| BRIT ENG | 285 |
| BRIT IRISH | 110 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 62 |
| CAN BORN F | 206 |
| CAN BORN M | 238 |
| EUR FINNISH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 121 |
| OTHER SECTS | 12 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 185 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 48 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261485
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). "Foley, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/foley-on135014-1921/.