Huron, Ontario (1921 census)
Huron was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,572. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.072°N, 81.617°W.
Population
In 1921, Huron had a population of 2,572: 1,341 male and 1,231 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 236 |
| 1861 | 2,429 |
| 1871 | 4,079 |
| 1881 | 5,175 |
| 1891 | 4,125 |
| 1901 | 3,539 |
| 1911 | 2,951 |
| 1921 | 2,572 |
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, Huron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,572 total population, 1,341 males in the population, 1,231 females in the population, 1,205 males born in Canada, 1,134 females born in Canada, 120 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 86 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 males born outside the British Empire, 11 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,069 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,055 persons of British origin (Irish), 360 persons of British origin (English), 54 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of French origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,408 Presbyterians, 822 Methodists, 299 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 Roman Catholics, 12 Jews, 6 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Brethren, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261817
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). "Huron, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huron-on104011-1921/.