Lyell, Ontario (1921 census)
Lyell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 141. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262097. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.434°N, 77.959°W.
Population
In 1921, Lyell had a population of 141: 80 male and 61 female residents.
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 Lyell, Murchison, Cross Lake, Dickens, Preston & Clancy, 1911 (18.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Lyell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 141 total population, 80 males in the population, 78 males born in Canada, 61 females born in Canada, 61 females in the population, 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 54 persons of German origin, 29 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of French origin, 12 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 52 Presbyterians, 49 Roman Catholics, 19 Methodists, 16 Lutherans, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130048— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130048— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262097
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). "Lyell, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lyell-on130048-1921/.