Medonte, Ontario (1921 census)
Medonte was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,723. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262292. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.631°N, 79.668°W.
Population
In 1921, Medonte had a population of 2,723: 1,405 male and 1,318 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,116 |
| 1861 | 1,638 |
| 1871 | 2,541 |
| 1881 | 3,632 |
| 1891 | 4,514 |
| 1901 | 4,451 |
| 1911 | 3,361 |
| 1921 | 2,723 |
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, Medonte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,723 total population, 1,405 males in the population, 1,318 females in the population, 1,301 males born in Canada, 1,236 females born in Canada, 92 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 74 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 males born outside the British Empire, 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,081 persons of British origin (English), 916 persons of British origin (Irish), 617 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 44 persons of French origin, 31 persons of Dutch origin, 22 persons of German origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 941 Methodists, 713 Presbyterians, 560 Anglicans (Church of England), 352 Roman Catholics, 54 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 35 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 31 Brethren, 19 Baptists, 12 members of the Evangelical Association, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Adventists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262292
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). "Medonte, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/medonte-on144007-1921/.