Korah, Ontario (1921 census)
Korah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 990. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261946. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.565°N, 84.405°W.
Population
In 1921, Korah had a population of 990: 543 male and 447 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 339 |
| 1911 | 814 |
| 1921 | 990 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Korah, 1911 (86.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Korah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 990 total population, 543 males in the population, 447 females in the population, 409 males born in Canada, 347 females born in Canada, 76 males born outside the British Empire, 59 females born outside the British Empire, 58 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 41 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 443 persons of British origin (English), 146 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 110 persons of British origin (Irish), 88 persons of French origin, 70 persons of Italian origin, 48 persons of German origin, 26 persons of Scandinavian origin, 24 persons of Finnish origin, 14 persons of Polish origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 300 Presbyterians, 261 Anglicans (Church of England), 176 Roman Catholics, 138 Methodists, 61 Baptists, 40 Lutherans, 7 Brethren, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102046— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102046— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261946
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). "Korah, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/korah-on102046-1921/.