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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 436 total population, 224 males in the population, 212 females in the population, 189 females born in Canada, 188 males born in Canada, 19 males born outside the British Empire, 17 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 females born outside the British Empire, 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 326 persons of British origin (English), 31 persons of British origin (Irish), 25 persons of German origin, 21 persons of other European origin, 10 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of Austrian origin, 6 persons of Finnish origin, 6 persons of Ukrainian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 114 Methodists, 107 Anglicans (Church of England), 96 Presbyterians, 51 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 33 Roman Catholics, 29 Lutherans, 2 Baptists, 2 members of the Evangelical Association, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.