McGillivray, Ontario (1921 census)
McGillivray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,380. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.206°N, 81.596°W.
Population
In 1921, McGillivray had a population of 2,380: 1,231 male and 1,149 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,718 |
| 1861 | 3,921 |
| 1871 | 4,658 |
| 1881 | 4,178 |
| 1891 | 3,503 |
| 1901 | 3,151 |
| 1911 | 2,509 |
| 1921 | 2,380 |
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, McGillivray 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 2,380 total population, 1,231 males in the population, 1,170 males born in Canada, 1,149 females in the population, 1,094 females born in Canada, 54 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 41 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,212 persons of British origin (English), 754 persons of British origin (Irish), 341 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of German origin, 15 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 889 Methodists, 586 Anglicans (Church of England), 549 Presbyterians, 241 Roman Catholics, 98 Baptists, 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Adventists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262232
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). "McGillivray, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcgillivray-on128009-1921/.