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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,606 total population, 1,371 males in the population, 1,235 females in the population, 1,149 males born in Canada, 1,050 females born in Canada, 192 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 160 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 30 males born outside the British Empire, 25 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,182 persons of British origin (English), 675 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 427 persons of British origin (Irish), 148 persons of German origin, 76 persons of French origin, 31 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 11 persons of Polish origin, 10 persons of other European origin, 9 persons of Ukrainian origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 5 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). 4 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. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 996 Presbyterians, 521 Roman Catholics, 451 Methodists, 434 Anglicans (Church of England), 54 Baptists, 41 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 27 Congregationalists, 19 Lutherans, 13 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 12 Brethren, 11 Disciples of Christ, 11 Salvation Army adherents, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.