Jocelyn, Ontario (1921 census)
Jocelyn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 344. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11727591. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.154°N, 83.954°W.
Population
In 1921, Jocelyn had a population of 344: 197 male and 147 female residents. Population density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 452 |
| 1911 | 337 |
| 1921 | 344 |
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, Jocelyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 147 |
| POP M | 197 |
| POP TOT | 344 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 77 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 4 |
| BRIT BORN M | 21 |
| BRIT ENG | 132 |
| BRIT IRISH | 111 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 43 |
| CAN BORN F | 126 |
| CAN BORN M | 150 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 54 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 17 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 53 |
| METHODISTS | 70 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 132 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q11727591
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelyn,_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). "Jocelyn, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/jocelyn-on102039-1921/.