Merritt, Ontario (1921 census)
Merritt was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,750. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262308. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.234°N, 81.751°W.
Population
In 1921, Merritt had a population of 2,750: 1,442 male and 1,308 female residents. Population density was 77.0 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Merritt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,308 |
| POP M | 1,442 |
| POP TOT | 2,750 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 111 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 6 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 72 |
| BAPTISTS | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 62 |
| BRIT BORN M | 73 |
| BRIT ENG | 224 |
| BRIT IRISH | 217 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 215 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,100 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,100 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 147 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FINNISH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,492 |
| EUR GERMAN | 36 |
| EUR HEBREW | 10 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 168 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 61 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 22 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 28 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 146 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 269 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 158 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 11 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 99 |
| MORMONS | 8 |
| OTHER SECTS | 119 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 166 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,045 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146088— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146088— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262308
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). "Merritt, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merritt-on146088-1921/.