King, Ontario (1921 census)
King was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,149. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.975°N, 79.598°W.
Population
In 1921, King had a population of 5,149: 2,774 male and 2,375 female residents. Population density was 34.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,565 |
| 1861 | 8,063 |
| 1871 | 7,482 |
| 1881 | 6,664 |
| 1891 | 6,067 |
| 1901 | 5,565 |
| 1911 | 5,007 |
| 1921 | 5,149 |
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, King shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,375 |
| POP M | 2,774 |
| POP TOT | 5,149 |
Other recorded variables (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,160 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 7 |
| BAPTISTS | 165 |
| BRIT BORN F | 241 |
| BRIT BORN M | 349 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,869 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,174 |
| BRIT OTHER | 36 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 773 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,093 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,348 |
| CHRISTIANS | 27 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 9 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 8 |
| EUR DUTCH | 78 |
| EUR FINNISH | 37 |
| EUR FRENCH | 27 |
| EUR GERMAN | 40 |
| EUR HEBREW | 26 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 16 |
| EUR OTHER | 5 |
| EUR POLISH | 8 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 18 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 41 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 77 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 11 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 19 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1,802 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 177 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,201 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 517 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483483
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_(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). "King, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/king-on154005-1921/.