Louth, Ontario (1921 census)
Louth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,752. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.147°N, 79.334°W.
Population
In 1921, Louth had a population of 2,752: 1,439 male and 1,313 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,848 |
| 1861 | 2,024 |
| 1871 | 1,893 |
| 1881 | 1,995 |
| 1891 | 1,774 |
| 1901 | 1,848 |
| 1911 | 2,258 |
| 1921 | 2,752 |
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, Louth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,752 total population, 1,439 males in the population, 1,313 females in the population, 1,115 males born in Canada, 1,061 females born in Canada, 228 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 183 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 96 males born outside the British Empire, 69 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,282 persons of British origin (English), 546 persons of Dutch origin, 318 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 198 persons of German origin, 177 persons of British origin (Irish), 45 persons of Ukrainian origin, 33 persons of British origin (other), 27 persons of French origin, 19 persons of Polish origin, 12 persons of Italian origin, 10 persons of Austrian origin, 6 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 61 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 5 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,023 Methodists, 709 Anglicans (Church of England), 407 Presbyterians, 143 Disciples of Christ, 140 Mennonites, 99 Roman Catholics, 69 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 60 Baptists, 36 members of the Evangelical Association, 30 Lutherans, 19 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Congregationalists, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Jews, 5 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Louth, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/louth-on126007-1921/.