Lindsay, Ontario (1921 census)
Lindsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 588. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262050. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.098°N, 81.374°W.
Population
In 1921, Lindsay had a population of 588: 317 male and 271 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 550 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 699 |
| 1921 | 588 |
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, Lindsay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 588 total population, 317 males in the population, 308 males born in Canada, 271 females in the population, 264 females born in Canada, 9 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 232 persons of British origin (Irish), 207 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 122 persons of British origin (English), 15 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 211 Presbyterians, 192 Methodists, 87 Mennonites, 50 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262050
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). "Lindsay, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lindsay-on104014-1921/.