Gillies, Ontario (1921 census)
Gillies was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q9268089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.269°N, 89.700°W.
Population
In 1921, Gillies had a population of 422: 236 male and 186 female residents. Population density was 11.7 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Gillies shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 186 |
| POP M | 236 |
| POP TOT | 422 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 70 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 21 |
| BRIT BORN M | 33 |
| BRIT ENG | 171 |
| BRIT IRISH | 42 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 32 |
| CAN BORN F | 134 |
| CAN BORN M | 158 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 5 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 16 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FINNISH | 85 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| EUR GERMAN | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 23 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 19 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 31 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 45 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 27 |
| LUTHERANS | 93 |
| METHODISTS | 95 |
| OTHER SECTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 69 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 42 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q9268089
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillies,_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). "Gillies, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gillies-on147006-1921/.