Gainsborough, Ontario (1921 census)
Gainsborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,117. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.044°N, 79.487°W.
Population
In 1921, Gainsborough had a population of 2,117: 1,079 male and 1,038 female residents. Population density was 29.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,538 |
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 3,016 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,683 |
| 1901 | 2,463 |
| 1911 | 2,182 |
| 1921 | 2,117 |
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, Gainsborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,038 |
| POP M | 1,079 |
| POP TOT | 2,117 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 136 |
| BAPTISTS | 36 |
| BRIT BORN F | 63 |
| BRIT BORN M | 99 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,638 |
| BRIT IRISH | 96 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 161 |
| CAN BORN F | 944 |
| CAN BORN M | 943 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 198 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 128 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 3 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 153 |
| EUR OTHER | 17 |
| EUR POLISH | 28 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 169 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 31 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 37 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| MENNONITES | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 881 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 73 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 416 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 47 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126003— 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). "Gainsborough, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gainsborough-on126003-1921/.