Methuen, Ontario (1921 census)
Methuen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 171. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.663°N, 77.940°W.
Population
In 1921, Methuen had a population of 171: 89 male and 82 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 227 |
| 1891 | 259 |
| 1901 | 247 |
| 1921 | 171 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Belmont & Methuen, 1911 (49.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Methuen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 171 total population, 89 males in the population, 87 males born in Canada, 82 females in the population, 80 females born in Canada, 2 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 57 persons of British origin (Irish), 53 persons of Dutch origin, 27 persons of British origin (English), 21 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 124 Methodists, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Roman Catholics, 10 Baptists, 7 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262310
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). "Methuen, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/methuen-on138012-1921/.