Loughborough, Ontario (1921 census)
Loughborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,983. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.460°N, 76.540°W.
Population
In 1921, Loughborough had a population of 1,983: 1,009 male and 974 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,003 |
| 1861 | 2,452 |
| 1871 | 2,325 |
| 1881 | 2,394 |
| 1891 | 2,218 |
| 1901 | 2,144 |
| 1911 | 2,072 |
| 1921 | 1,983 |
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, Loughborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,983 total population, 1,009 males in the population, 974 females in the population, 938 males born in Canada, 916 females born in Canada, 52 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 females born outside the British Empire, 19 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 931 persons of British origin (English), 652 persons of British origin (Irish), 165 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 138 persons of Dutch origin, 39 persons of French origin, 25 persons of Scandinavian origin, 21 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,301 Methodists, 273 Roman Catholics, 233 Anglicans (Church of England), 97 Presbyterians, 68 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262081
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). "Loughborough, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/loughborough-on111009-1921/.