Hamilton, Ontario (1921 census)
Hamilton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,026. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.049°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1921, Hamilton had a population of 3,026: 1,547 male and 1,479 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,313 |
| 1901 | 3,623 |
| 1911 | 3,414 |
| 1921 | 3,026 |
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, Hamilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,026 total population, 1,547 males in the population, 1,479 females in the population, 1,376 males born in Canada, 1,332 females born in Canada, 143 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 119 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 28 females born outside the British Empire, 28 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,750 persons of British origin (English), 734 persons of British origin (Irish), 484 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 36 persons of French origin, 7 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 1 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,322 Methodists, 821 Presbyterians, 388 Anglicans (Church of England), 199 Roman Catholics, 181 Congregationalists, 96 Baptists, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Brethren, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132005_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261675
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, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-on132005-1921/.