Guelph, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Guelph, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 18,128. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q504114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.544°N, 80.245°W.
Population
In 1921, Guelph, C had a population of 18,128: 8,889 male and 9,239 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 15,175 |
| 1921 | 18,128 |
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, Guelph, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 18,128 total population, 9,239 females in the population, 8,889 males in the population, 6,917 females born in Canada, 6,270 males born in Canada, 2,006 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,947 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 613 males born outside the British Empire, 375 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 9,003 persons of British origin (English), 3,720 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2,974 persons of British origin (Irish), 774 persons of German origin, 587 persons of Italian origin, 393 persons of French origin, 94 persons of Polish origin, 80 persons of British origin (other), 80 persons of Dutch origin, 74 persons of other European origin, 39 persons of other Asian origin, 33 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 26 persons of Greek origin, 24 persons of Austrian origin, 23 persons of Russian origin, 18 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 90 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 44 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,722 Presbyterians, 4,114 Anglicans (Church of England), 3,793 Roman Catholics, 3,513 Methodists, 732 Baptists, 232 Salvation Army adherents, 226 Congregationalists, 183 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 172 Lutherans, 150 Disciples of Christ, 87 Jews, 57 Brethren, 32 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 30 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 29 adherents of Eastern religions, 29 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 9 Mennonites, 4 Adventists, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Sleeman | 1841–1926 | died here |
| David Ross McCord | 1844–1930 | died here |
| Lewis Henry Drummond | 1848–1929 | died here |
| Charles Kingsmill | 1855–1935 | born here |
| William James Thomson | 1857–1927 | born here |
| Robert Rogers | 1863–1936 | died here |
| Thomas Walter Scott | 1867–1938 | died here |
| Robert Walter Paterson | 1876–1936 | born here |
| Lionel Herbert Clarke | d. 1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q504114
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
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). "Guelph, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-c-on152013-1921/.