Macdonald, Ontario (1921 census)
Macdonald was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 595. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262107. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.480°N, 84.020°W.
Population
In 1921, Macdonald had a population of 595: 311 male and 284 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 518 |
| 1911 | 566 |
| 1921 | 595 |
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, Macdonald shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 595 total population, 311 males in the population, 284 females in the population, 279 males born in Canada, 267 females born in Canada, 19 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 234 persons of British origin (Irish), 185 persons of British origin (English), 146 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of German origin, 10 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 243 Presbyterians, 224 Methodists, 101 Anglicans (Church of England), 12 Brethren, 9 Roman Catholics, 3 Baptists, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102055— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102055— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262107
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). "Macdonald, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/macdonald-on102055-1921/.