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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q133116. 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.
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 part, 1911 (40.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hamilton c part, 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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 114,151 total population, 57,815 females in the population, 56,336 males in the population, 36,396 females born in Canada, 33,409 males born in Canada, 16,756 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16,656 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6,271 males born outside the British Empire, 4,663 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 56,984 persons of British origin (English), 20,263 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16,845 persons of British origin (Irish), 3,268 persons of Italian origin, 2,944 persons of German origin, 1,956 persons of French origin, 1,615 persons of Dutch origin, 1,478 persons of Polish origin, 1,153 persons of other European origin, 1,005 persons of British origin (other), 950 persons of Russian origin, 872 persons of Austrian origin, 467 persons of Scandinavian origin, 374 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 370 persons of Ukrainian origin, 125 persons of Greek origin, 117 persons of other Asian origin, 19 persons of Finnish origin, 15 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of Syrian origin. 2,560 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 375 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. 219 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 34,797 Anglicans (Church of England), 24,510 Presbyterians, 19,962 Methodists, 19,033 Roman Catholics, 6,180 Baptists, 2,548 Jews, 2,136 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1,363 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 902 Lutherans, 698 Congregationalists, 655 Salvation Army adherents, 356 Brethren, 309 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 168 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 129 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 118 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 113 adherents of Eastern religions, 87 Adventists, 73 Disciples of Christ, 65 members of the Evangelical Association, 6 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 16 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Milne | 1839–1922 | died here |
| Thomas-Joseph Dowling | 1840–1924 | died here |
| Sir John Morison Gibson | 1842–1929 | died here |
| William Southam | 1843–1932 | died here |
| Cyrus Albert Birge | 1847–1929 | died here |
| Mary Jane Baker | 1849–1934 | died here |
| Sir John Strathearn Hendrie | 1857–1923 | born here |
| Robert Calver Fearman | 1858–1922 | died here |
| Robert Hobson | 1861–1926 | died here |
| Frances Mahony | 1863–1926 | died here |
| John Charles Fields | 1863–1932 | born here |
| Emma Priscilla Scott | 1868–1940 | born here |
| Phoebe Johnson | 1869–1940 | died here |
| Henry Duncan Graham Crerar | 1888–1965 | born here |
| Besha Starkman | 1889–1930 | died here |
| Velma Springstead | 1906–1927 | born and died here |
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: Q133116
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(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). "Hamilton, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-c-on153009-1921/.