Gurd, Ontario (1921 census)
Gurd was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 470. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16982957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.989°N, 79.556°W.
Population
In 1921, Gurd had a population of 470: 240 male and 230 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 547 |
| 1911 | 517 |
| 1921 | 470 |
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, Gurd shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 470 total population, 240 males in the population, 230 females in the population, 196 males born in Canada, 186 females born in Canada, 37 females born outside the British Empire, 33 males born outside the British Empire, 11 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 119 persons of British origin (English), 116 persons of German origin, 73 persons of British origin (Irish), 66 persons of Polish origin, 55 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 18 persons of French origin, 12 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 185 Roman Catholics, 138 Methodists, 62 Presbyterians, 59 Lutherans, 12 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q16982957
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurd_Township,_Ontario
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). "Gurd, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gurd-on135015-1921/.