London, C, Ontario (1921 census)
London, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 60,959. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q92561. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.986°N, 81.246°W.
Population
In 1921, London, C had a population of 60,959: 29,086 male and 31,873 female residents. Population density was 7874.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 46,300 |
| 1921 | 60,959 |
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 London, C, 1911 (66.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, London, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 31,873 |
| POP M | 29,086 |
| POP TOT | 60,959 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 41 |
| ANGLICANS | 19,678 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 232 |
| ASIA OTHER | 2 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 76 |
| BAPTISTS | 5,620 |
| BRETHREN | 151 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6,742 |
| BRIT BORN M | 6,972 |
| BRIT ENG | 34,378 |
| BRIT IRISH | 10,806 |
| BRIT OTHER | 539 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 9,789 |
| CAN BORN F | 23,749 |
| CAN BORN M | 20,509 |
| CHRISTIANS | 177 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 411 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 50 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 12 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 84 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 19 |
| EUR DUTCH | 624 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 759 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1,234 |
| EUR GREEK | 61 |
| EUR HEBREW | 703 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 582 |
| EUR OTHER | 101 |
| EUR POLISH | 173 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 115 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 179 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 14 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 16 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1,382 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,605 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 123 |
| INDIAN | 58 |
| JEWS | 696 |
| LUTHERANS | 149 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 14,447 |
| MORMONS | 268 |
| NEGRO | 209 |
| OTHER SECTS | 708 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 10,966 |
| PROTESTANTS | 65 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 6,630 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 579 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 221 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q92561
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_(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). "London, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-c-on128016-1921/.