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. Population density was 1.9 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 Latchford, T-V, 1911 (49.4% 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 61 |
| POP M | 80 |
| POP TOT | 141 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 12 |
| BRIT IRISH | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 29 |
| CAN BORN F | 61 |
| CAN BORN M | 78 |
| EUR FRENCH | 21 |
| EUR GERMAN | 54 |
| EUR POLISH | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 52 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 49 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
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/.