Minden, Ontario (1921 census)
Minden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 935. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262328. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.995°N, 78.667°W.
Population
In 1921, Minden had a population of 935: 474 male and 461 female residents. Population density was 12.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 797 |
| 1881 | 1,110 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,170 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 935 |
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, Minden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 461 |
| POP M | 474 |
| POP TOT | 935 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 130 |
| BAPTISTS | 34 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 27 |
| BRIT BORN M | 34 |
| BRIT ENG | 737 |
| BRIT IRISH | 115 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 67 |
| CAN BORN F | 430 |
| CAN BORN M | 435 |
| EUR FINNISH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 395 |
| OTHER SECTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 348 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 8 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262328
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). "Minden, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/minden-on116014-1921/.