Guelph, City—Cité, Ontario (1921 census)
Guelph, City—Cité 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, City—Cité had a population of 18,128: 8,889 male and 9,239 female residents. Population density was 18072.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,860 |
| 1861 | 5,076 |
| 1871 | 6,878 |
| 1881 | 9,890 |
| 1891 | 10,537 |
| 1901 | 11,496 |
| 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, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 9,239 |
| POP M | 8,889 |
| POP TOT | 18,128 |
Other recorded variables (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 4,114 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 33 |
| ASIA OTHER | 39 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 732 |
| BRETHREN | 57 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,947 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2,006 |
| BRIT ENG | 9,003 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,974 |
| BRIT OTHER | 80 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3,720 |
| CAN BORN F | 6,917 |
| CAN BORN M | 6,270 |
| CHRISTIANS | 12 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 226 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 150 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 29 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 24 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 8 |
| EUR DUTCH | 80 |
| EUR FRENCH | 393 |
| EUR GERMAN | 774 |
| EUR GREEK | 26 |
| EUR HEBREW | 90 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 587 |
| EUR OTHER | 74 |
| EUR POLISH | 94 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 23 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 18 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 375 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 613 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 30 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| JEWS | 87 |
| LUTHERANS | 172 |
| MENNONITES | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 3,513 |
| MORMONS | 29 |
| NEGRO | 44 |
| OTHER SECTS | 183 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4,722 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,793 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 232 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 32 |
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, City—Cité, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-city-cit-on152013-1921/.