May, Ontario (1921 census)
May was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 470. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262185. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 82.003°W.
Population
In 1921, May had a population of 470: 259 male and 211 female residents. Population density was 12.6 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, May shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 211 |
| POP M | 259 |
| POP TOT | 470 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 38 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 7 |
| BRIT ENG | 67 |
| BRIT IRISH | 96 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 72 |
| CAN BORN F | 202 |
| CAN BORN M | 242 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 178 |
| EUR GERMAN | 43 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 41 |
| METHODISTS | 121 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 61 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 206 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146087— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146087— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262185
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). "May, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/may-on146087-1921/.