Hay, Ontario (1921 census)
Hay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,724. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.403°N, 81.609°W.
Population
In 1921, Hay had a population of 2,724: 1,384 male and 1,340 female residents. Population density was 30.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 985 |
| 1861 | 3,054 |
| 1871 | 3,897 |
| 1881 | 4,421 |
| 1891 | 4,244 |
| 1901 | 3,627 |
| 1911 | 3,014 |
| 1921 | 2,724 |
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, Hay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,340 |
| POP M | 1,384 |
| POP TOT | 2,724 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 7 |
| ANGLICANS | 115 |
| BAPTISTS | 12 |
| BRIT BORN F | 18 |
| BRIT BORN M | 17 |
| BRIT ENG | 246 |
| BRIT IRISH | 168 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 285 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,280 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,317 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 446 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1,553 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 15 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 262 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 42 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 50 |
| LUTHERANS | 751 |
| MENNONITES | 125 |
| METHODISTS | 453 |
| OTHER SECTS | 25 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 382 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 591 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261716
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). "Hay, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hay-on119005-1921/.