James, Ontario (1921 census)
James was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 474. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6127957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.710°N, 80.339°W.
Population
In 1921, James had a population of 474: 267 male and 207 female residents. Population density was 13.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 626 |
| 1921 | 474 |
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, James shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 207 |
| POP M | 267 |
| POP TOT | 474 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 102 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 27 |
| BRIT BORN M | 27 |
| BRIT ENG | 127 |
| BRIT IRISH | 92 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 56 |
| CAN BORN F | 167 |
| CAN BORN M | 219 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 149 |
| EUR GERMAN | 14 |
| EUR POLISH | 16 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 21 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 37 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 143 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 172 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148093— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148093— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6127957
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James,_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). "James, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/james-on148093-1921/.