Lorrain, Ontario (1921 census)
Lorrain was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 243. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262078. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.300°N, 79.563°W.
Population
In 1921, Lorrain had a population of 243: 150 male and 93 female residents. Population density was 3.6 people per square mile.
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 Englehart, T-V, 1911 (38.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Lorrain 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 | 93 |
| POP M | 150 |
| POP TOT | 243 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 49 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 14 |
| BRIT ENG | 60 |
| BRIT IRISH | 56 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 21 |
| CAN BORN F | 75 |
| CAN BORN M | 118 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FINNISH | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 79 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 18 |
| LUTHERANS | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 30 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 37 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148113— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148113— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262078
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). "Lorrain, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lorrain-on148113-1921/.