Glanford, Ontario (1921 census)
Glanford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,409. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.152°N, 79.892°W.
Population
In 1921, Glanford had a population of 1,409: 772 male and 637 female residents. Population density was 35.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,008 |
| 1861 | 2,199 |
| 1871 | 2,039 |
| 1881 | 1,977 |
| 1891 | 1,744 |
| 1901 | 1,585 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,409 |
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, Glanford 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 | 637 |
| POP M | 772 |
| POP TOT | 1,409 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 244 |
| BAPTISTS | 55 |
| BRIT BORN F | 45 |
| BRIT BORN M | 81 |
| BRIT ENG | 606 |
| BRIT IRISH | 293 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 200 |
| CAN BORN F | 575 |
| CAN BORN M | 678 |
| EUR DUTCH | 190 |
| EUR FRENCH | 27 |
| EUR GERMAN | 36 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 17 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 13 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 893 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 168 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 18 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153007— 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). "Glanford, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glanford-on153007-1921/.