Guelph, Ontario (1921 census)
Guelph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,606. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.558°N, 80.283°W.
Population
In 1921, Guelph had a population of 2,606: 1,371 male and 1,235 female residents. Population density was 37.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,879 |
| 1861 | 3,088 |
| 1871 | 2,955 |
| 1881 | 2,793 |
| 1891 | 2,464 |
| 1901 | 2,423 |
| 1911 | 2,641 |
| 1921 | 2,606 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,235 |
| POP M | 1,371 |
| POP TOT | 2,606 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 434 |
| BAPTISTS | 54 |
| BRETHREN | 12 |
| BRIT BORN F | 160 |
| BRIT BORN M | 192 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,182 |
| BRIT IRISH | 427 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 675 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,050 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,149 |
| CHRISTIANS | 6 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 27 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 11 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 31 |
| EUR FRENCH | 76 |
| EUR GERMAN | 148 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 10 |
| EUR POLISH | 11 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 9 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 25 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 30 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 13 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 451 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 41 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 996 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 521 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152005— 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). "Guelph, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-on152005-1921/.