Herschell, Ontario (1921 census)
Herschell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.139°N, 77.986°W.
Population
In 1921, Herschell had a population of 704: 380 male and 324 female residents. Population density was 7.4 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Herschell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 324 |
| POP M | 380 |
| POP TOT | 704 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 111 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRETHREN | 48 |
| BRIT BORN F | 11 |
| BRIT BORN M | 16 |
| BRIT ENG | 254 |
| BRIT IRISH | 218 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 54 |
| CAN BORN F | 313 |
| CAN BORN M | 360 |
| EUR DUTCH | 60 |
| EUR FRENCH | 62 |
| EUR GERMAN | 53 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 189 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 143 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 200 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118008— 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). "Herschell, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/herschell-on118008-1921/.