Machar, Ontario (1921 census)
Machar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 436. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11765237. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.867°N, 79.470°W.
Population
In 1921, Machar had a population of 436: 224 male and 212 female residents. Population density was 5.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 902 |
| 1911 | 415 |
| 1921 | 436 |
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, Machar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 212 |
| POP M | 224 |
| POP TOT | 436 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 107 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 11 |
| BRIT BORN M | 17 |
| BRIT ENG | 326 |
| BRIT IRISH | 31 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 10 |
| CAN BORN F | 189 |
| CAN BORN M | 188 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 8 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FINNISH | 6 |
| EUR GERMAN | 25 |
| EUR OTHER | 21 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 6 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 19 |
| LUTHERANS | 29 |
| METHODISTS | 114 |
| OTHER SECTS | 51 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 96 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q11765237
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machar,_Ontario
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). "Machar, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/machar-on135026-1921/.