Holland, Ontario (1921 census)
Holland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,213. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 80.782°W.
Population
In 1921, Holland had a population of 2,213: 1,188 male and 1,025 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 954 |
| 1861 | 2,317 |
| 1871 | 3,249 |
| 1881 | 3,688 |
| 1891 | 3,602 |
| 1901 | 3,504 |
| 1911 | 2,578 |
| 1921 | 2,213 |
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, Holland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,213 total population, 1,188 males in the population, 1,088 males born in Canada, 1,025 females in the population, 930 females born in Canada, 73 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 65 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 30 females born outside the British Empire, 27 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,023 persons of British origin (Irish), 493 persons of British origin (English), 403 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 199 persons of German origin, 41 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of French origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 7 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 769 Presbyterians, 644 Methodists, 390 Anglicans (Church of England), 152 Roman Catholics, 131 Lutherans, 77 Baptists, 37 members of the Evangelical Association, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 Mennonites, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261768
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). "Holland, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/holland-on114008-1921/.