Kingston, Ontario (1921 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,867. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.294°N, 76.565°W.
Population
In 1921, Kingston had a population of 2,867: 1,485 male and 1,382 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,235 |
| 1861 | 4,587 |
| 1871 | 4,101 |
| 1881 | 3,739 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 3,176 |
| 1911 | 2,939 |
| 1921 | 2,867 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,382 |
| POP M | 1,485 |
| POP TOT | 2,867 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 544 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 13 |
| BRIT BORN F | 141 |
| BRIT BORN M | 185 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,401 |
| BRIT IRISH | 832 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 390 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,213 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,270 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 81 |
| EUR DUTCH | 100 |
| EUR FRENCH | 68 |
| EUR GERMAN | 50 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 5 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 28 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 30 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1,392 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 35 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 365 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 390 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 26 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261925
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, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-on111008-1921/.