Johnson, Ontario (1921 census)
Johnson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 752. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.375°N, 83.894°W.
Population
In 1921, Johnson had a population of 752: 397 male and 355 female residents. Population density was 14.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 706 |
| 1921 | 752 |
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, Johnson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 355 |
| POP M | 397 |
| POP TOT | 752 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 74 |
| BAPTISTS | 37 |
| BRIT BORN F | 20 |
| BRIT BORN M | 24 |
| BRIT ENG | 190 |
| BRIT IRISH | 264 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 237 |
| CAN BORN F | 330 |
| CAN BORN M | 362 |
| EUR DUTCH | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 32 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 216 |
| OTHER SECTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 372 |
| PROTESTANTS | 11 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261866
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). "Johnson, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/johnson-on102040-1921/.