Lewis, Ontario (1921 census)
Lewis was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 487. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262044. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.245°N, 82.503°W.
Population
In 1921, Lewis had a population of 487: 262 male and 225 female residents. Population density was 17.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 633 |
| 1921 | 487 |
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, Lewis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 225 |
| POP M | 262 |
| POP TOT | 487 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 30 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 7 |
| BRIT ENG | 75 |
| BRIT IRISH | 31 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 26 |
| CAN BORN F | 196 |
| CAN BORN M | 206 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 5 |
| EUR FINNISH | 29 |
| EUR FRENCH | 296 |
| EUR GERMAN | 17 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 24 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 49 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 16 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 35 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 378 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102051— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102051— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262044
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). "Lewis, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lewis-on102051-1921/.