Glenelg, Ontario (1921 census)
Glenelg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,743. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.243°N, 80.737°W.
Population
In 1921, Glenelg had a population of 1,743: 914 male and 829 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,250 |
| 1861 | 3,065 |
| 1871 | 4,060 |
| 1881 | 4,001 |
| 1891 | 3,318 |
| 1901 | 2,754 |
| 1911 | 2,209 |
| 1921 | 1,743 |
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, Glenelg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,743 total population, 914 males in the population, 848 males born in Canada, 829 females in the population, 783 females born in Canada, 54 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 42 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 718 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 638 persons of British origin (Irish), 298 persons of British origin (English), 72 persons of German origin, 13 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 727 Presbyterians, 409 Methodists, 390 Roman Catholics, 104 Baptists, 76 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 Lutherans, 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114007_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261586
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). "Glenelg, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glenelg-on114007-1921/.