Gloucester, Ontario (1921 census)
Gloucester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 8,397. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.364°N, 75.587°W.
Population
In 1921, Gloucester had a population of 8,397: 4,273 male and 4,124 female residents. Population density was 57.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,005 |
| 1861 | 4,522 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 6,254 |
| 1891 | 6,823 |
| 1901 | 7,778 |
| 1911 | 7,075 |
| 1921 | 8,397 |
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, Gloucester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 4,124 |
| POP M | 4,273 |
| POP TOT | 8,397 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 12 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,229 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 8 |
| BAPTISTS | 142 |
| BRETHREN | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 317 |
| BRIT BORN M | 352 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,455 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,220 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 874 |
| CAN BORN F | 3,619 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,748 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 30 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 76 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 58 |
| EUR DUTCH | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3,277 |
| EUR GERMAN | 190 |
| EUR HEBREW | 110 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 57 |
| EUR OTHER | 19 |
| EUR POLISH | 4 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 18 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 188 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 173 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 26 |
| JEWS | 110 |
| LUTHERANS | 180 |
| METHODISTS | 651 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 115 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,423 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4,472 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105002— 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). "Gloucester, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gloucester-on105002-1921/.