Humberstone, Ontario (1921 census)
Humberstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.918°N, 79.194°W.
Population
In 1921, Humberstone had a population of 2,304: 1,185 male and 1,119 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,201 |
| 1861 | 3,039 |
| 1871 | 2,472 |
| 1881 | 4,182 |
| 1891 | 2,842 |
| 1901 | 3,232 |
| 1911 | 3,417 |
| 1921 | 2,304 |
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, Humberstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,304 total population, 1,185 males in the population, 1,119 females in the population, 954 males born in Canada, 928 females born in Canada, 168 males born outside the British Empire, 145 females born outside the British Empire, 63 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 46 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 888 persons of German origin, 618 persons of British origin (English), 231 persons of Dutch origin, 174 persons of British origin (Irish), 153 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 72 persons of other European origin, 69 persons of Austrian origin, 60 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of other Asian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian 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 666 Lutherans, 368 Methodists, 300 Anglicans (Church of England), 208 Roman Catholics, 192 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 178 Presbyterians, 138 Mennonites, 118 Baptists, 84 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 41 Congregationalists, 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Disciples of Christ, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151003_1891— 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). "Humberstone, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/humberstone-on151003-1921/.