Kingston, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Kingston, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 21,753. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q202973. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.236°N, 76.493°W.
Population
In 1921, Kingston, C had a population of 21,753: 10,096 male and 11,657 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 18,874 |
| 1921 | 21,753 |
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, Kingston, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 21,753 total population, 11,657 females in the population, 10,096 males in the population, 9,453 females born in Canada, 7,878 males born in Canada, 1,801 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,730 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 488 males born outside the British Empire, 403 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 10,066 persons of British origin (English), 6,651 persons of British origin (Irish), 2,948 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 879 persons of French origin, 246 persons of Dutch origin, 185 persons of German origin, 96 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 90 persons of British origin (other), 59 persons of Italian origin, 36 persons of Greek origin, 35 persons of other European origin, 33 persons of Scandinavian origin, 23 persons of Polish origin, 15 persons of Austrian origin, 15 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 303 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. 2 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 6,604 Anglicans (Church of England), 5,478 Roman Catholics, 4,727 Methodists, 3,198 Presbyterians, 421 Baptists, 420 Congregationalists, 303 Jews, 233 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 130 Salvation Army adherents, 87 Adventists, 60 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 31 Brethren, 18 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 11 Lutherans, 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 adherents of Eastern religions, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 11 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nils von Schoultz | b. 1807 | died here |
| James Fowler | 1829–1923 | died here |
| Agnes Maule Machar | 1837–1927 | born and died here |
| R. (Robert) Bickerdike | 1843–1928 | born here |
| Daniel Miner Gordon | 1845–1925 | died here |
| William Harty | 1847–1929 | died here |
| Macdonald | 1850–1929 | born here |
| C. P. (Charles Pitcher) Clarke | 1857–1924 | died here |
| Sir Henry Mill Pellatt | 1859–1939 | born here |
| Michael Francis Fallon | 1867–1931 | born here |
| James A. (James Armstrong) Richardson | 1885–1939 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q202973
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_(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). "Kingston, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-c-on111017-1921/.