Horton, Ontario (1921 census)
Horton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,259. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q9293943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.503°N, 76.654°W.
Population
In 1921, Horton had a population of 1,259: 634 male and 625 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,142 |
| 1861 | 1,192 |
| 1871 | 1,267 |
| 1881 | 1,510 |
| 1891 | 1,608 |
| 1901 | 1,557 |
| 1911 | 1,454 |
| 1921 | 1,259 |
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, Horton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,259 total population, 634 males in the population, 625 females in the population, 612 males born in Canada, 606 females born in Canada, 17 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born outside the British Empire, 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 530 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 267 persons of British origin (Irish), 171 persons of Polish origin, 162 persons of British origin (English), 81 persons of French origin, 45 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Austrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 537 Presbyterians, 332 Roman Catholics, 299 Methodists, 47 Anglicans (Church of England), 44 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q9293943
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton,_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). "Horton, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/horton-on142017-1921/.