Hamilton, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Hamilton, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 114,151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.257°N, 79.852°W.
Population
In 1921, Hamilton, C had a population of 114,151: 56,336 male and 57,815 female residents. Population density was 10592.2 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hamilton c pt, 1911 (40.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hamilton c pt, 1911 (34.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Hamilton, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 57,815 |
| POP M | 56,336 |
| POP TOT | 114,151 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 87 |
| ANGLICANS | 34,797 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 374 |
| ASIA OTHER | 117 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 6,180 |
| BRETHREN | 356 |
| BRIT BORN F | 16,756 |
| BRIT BORN M | 16,656 |
| BRIT ENG | 56,984 |
| BRIT IRISH | 16,845 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1,005 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 20,263 |
| CAN BORN F | 36,396 |
| CAN BORN M | 33,409 |
| CHRISTIANS | 309 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 698 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 73 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 113 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 872 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 15 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1,615 |
| EUR FINNISH | 19 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,956 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2,944 |
| EUR GREEK | 125 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2,560 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 3,268 |
| EUR OTHER | 1,153 |
| EUR POLISH | 1,478 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 950 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 467 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 370 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 65 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4,663 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6,271 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1,363 |
| INDIAN | 219 |
| JEWS | 2,548 |
| LUTHERANS | 902 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 19,962 |
| MORMONS | 129 |
| NEGRO | 375 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2,136 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 24,510 |
| PROTESTANTS | 118 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 19,033 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 655 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 168 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153009— 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). "Hamilton, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-c-on153009-1921/.