German, Ontario (1921 census)
German was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.581°N, 80.877°W.
Population
In 1921, German had a population of 408: 287 male and 121 female residents. Population density was 11.4 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, German shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 121 |
| POP M | 287 |
| POP TOT | 408 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 35 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 11 |
| BRIT ENG | 27 |
| BRIT IRISH | 36 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 75 |
| CAN BORN F | 107 |
| CAN BORN M | 224 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FINNISH | 25 |
| EUR FRENCH | 210 |
| EUR GERMAN | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 18 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 52 |
| LUTHERANS | 31 |
| METHODISTS | 16 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 36 |
| PROTESTANTS | 24 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 254 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148074— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148074— 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). "German, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/german-on148074-1921/.