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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,149 total population, 2,774 males in the population, 2,375 females in the population, 2,348 males born in Canada, 2,093 females born in Canada, 349 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 241 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 77 males born outside the British Empire, 41 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,869 persons of British origin (English), 1,174 persons of British origin (Irish), 773 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 78 persons of Dutch origin, 40 persons of German origin, 37 persons of Finnish origin, 36 persons of British origin (other), 27 persons of French origin, 18 persons of Russian origin, 16 persons of Italian origin, 8 persons of Austrian origin, 8 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 26 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,802 Methodists, 1,201 Presbyterians, 1,160 Anglicans (Church of England), 517 Roman Catholics, 177 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 165 Baptists, 27 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 26 Jews, 21 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 19 Lutherans, 11 Congregationalists, 11 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 9 Disciples of Christ, 5 members of the Evangelical Association, 2 Mennonites, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.