Maidstone, Ontario (1921 census)
Maidstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,432. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262130. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.243°N, 82.798°W.
Population
In 1921, Maidstone had a population of 2,432: 1,318 male and 1,114 female residents. Population density was 31.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,167 |
| 1861 | 1,652 |
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 3,260 |
| 1891 | 3,127 |
| 1901 | 3,117 |
| 1911 | 2,788 |
| 1921 | 2,432 |
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, Maidstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,114 |
| POP M | 1,318 |
| POP TOT | 2,432 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 127 |
| BAPTISTS | 101 |
| BRIT BORN F | 33 |
| BRIT BORN M | 33 |
| BRIT ENG | 525 |
| BRIT IRISH | 546 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 179 |
| CAN BORN F | 980 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,172 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 31 |
| EUR FRENCH | 709 |
| EUR GERMAN | 284 |
| EUR OTHER | 14 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 101 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 113 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 19 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 612 |
| MORMONS | 16 |
| NEGRO | 122 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 381 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,151 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262130
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). "Maidstone, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/maidstone-on110006-1921/.