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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,117 total population, 1,079 males in the population, 1,038 females in the population, 944 females born in Canada, 943 males born in Canada, 99 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 63 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 37 males born outside the British Empire, 31 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,638 persons of British origin (English), 161 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 153 persons of German origin, 96 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of Polish origin, 17 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 881 Methodists, 416 Presbyterians, 198 Congregationalists, 169 members of the Evangelical Association, 136 Anglicans (Church of England), 128 Disciples of Christ, 73 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 47 Roman Catholics, 36 Baptists, 11 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 5 Mennonites, 3 Lutherans, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126003_1901— 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/.