Georgina, Ontario (1921 census)
Georgina was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,537. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 79.288°W.
Population
In 1921, Georgina had a population of 1,537: 820 male and 717 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,005 |
| 1861 | 1,494 |
| 1871 | 1,987 |
| 1881 | 2,482 |
| 1911 | 1,720 |
| 1921 | 1,537 |
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, Georgina shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,537 total population, 820 males in the population, 777 males born in Canada, 717 females in the population, 670 females born in Canada, 40 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 668 persons of British origin (English), 296 persons of British origin (Irish), 281 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 111 persons of French origin, 38 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of German origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of other European origin. 84 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 693 Methodists, 391 Presbyterians, 240 Roman Catholics, 134 Anglicans (Church of England), 42 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 25 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 21 Mennonites, 13 Baptists, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483498
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgina,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgina_(Ontario)
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). "Georgina, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/georgina-on154002-1921/.